Edit Control

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[func]
autoSelect ( object id, integer Flag )

Turns on and off an edit control's auto-selection property.

Returns: OBJECT: Current AutoSelect status.

If flag is w32True, the edit control id is set to have Auto-Selection, otherwise it is set off.

If id is a single control id, then the return value is a integer.
If id is a sequence of controls, then the return value is a sequence containing one status flag per control referenced in id.

id can be either a single control id or a list of ids in a sequence.

Auto-selection means that when the edit control gets focus, all its contents is selected automatically for you.

Example:

      sequence asv
      fldName = create( EditText, "", aWindow, x1, y1, width1, height1, 0 )
      fldAddress = create( EditText, "", aWindow, x1, y2, width1, height1, 0 )
      asv = autoSelect({fldName, fldAddress}, w32True)

See Also: clear, copy, cut, limitText, paste, undo

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[proc]
clear ( object )

Clear selected text from object.

Example:

          -- clear selected text in TheTextEdit
           clear( TheTextEdit )

See Also: autoSelect, copy, cut, limitText, paste, undo

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[proc]
copy ( object )

Copy any selected text from object and place in the clipboard.

Example:

          -- copy text from TheTextEdit into the clipboard
           copy( TheTextEdit )

See Also: autoSelect, clear, cut, limitText, paste, undo

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[proc]
cut ( object )

Cut any selected text from object and place in the clipboard.

Example:

          -- cut text from TheTextEdit
           cut( TheTextEdit )

See Also: autoSelect, clear, copy, limitText, paste, undo

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[proc]
limitText ( object, size )

Limits the amount of text a user can enter into an Edit control.

Example:

      aTextBox = create( EditText, "", aWindow, x1, y1, width1, height1, 0 )
      aEditor  = create( RichEdit, "", aWindow, x2, y2, width2, height2, 0 )
      limitText( aTextBox, 50 )   -- No more than 50 characters allowed.
      limitText( aEditor, 50000 ) -- No more than 50,000 characters allowed.

See Also: autoSelect, clear, copy, cut, paste, undo

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[proc]
paste ( object )

Paste text from the clipboard to object.

Example:

          -- paste text from clipboard to TheTextEdit
           paste( TheTextEdit )

See Also: autoSelect, clear, copy, cut, limitText, undo

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[proc]
undo ( object )

Undo last edit in object.

Example:

          -- undo last edit in TheTextEdit
           undo( TheTextEdit )

See Also: autoSelect, clear, copy, cut, limitText, paste