"selectedText"

The attribute "selectedText" returns the selected text of a textEdit.

Synopsis

getValue(string shape,"selectedText",string &selText);

Parameter

Parameter Description
shape Name of the object
selText The selected text (return value)

Description

The attribute "selectedText" returns the selected text of a textEdit in plainText format or an empty string if no text has been selected.

Example

The following example returns the selected text.

main(bool enter)
{
  string obj = "TEXT_EDIT1"
  string selText;
  getValue(obj,"selectedText",selText);
  DebugN("The selected text:",selText);
}

Assignment

TextEdit