$editbox - Revision history

Cail at 09:20, 2 July 2007

2007-07-02T09:20:28Z

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	The ''selstart'' is always lower than ''selend'' no matter if the cursor is dragged forwards or backwards to highlight the text.		The ''selstart'' is always lower than ''selend'' no matter if the cursor is dragged forwards or backwards to highlight the text.

	== Also ~~See~~ ==		== See Also ==
	* [[On tabcomp]] The ''selstart'' and ''selend'' properties are very handy to use with the tab completion event.		* [[On tabcomp]] The ''selstart'' and ''selend'' properties are very handy to use with the tab completion event.

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Albie: added note above selstart/end order

2006-07-30T16:28:09Z

added note above selstart/end order

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	echo -ag You have selected %i bytes. Text: $mid($editbox($active),$editbox($active).selstart,%i)		echo -ag You have selected %i bytes. Text: $mid($editbox($active),$editbox($active).selstart,%i)
	The above would see what text you have selected in the active editbox, tell you the amount of bytes selected and the text.		The above would see what text you have selected in the active editbox, tell you the amount of bytes selected and the text.

			== Note ==
			The ''selstart'' is always lower than ''selend'' no matter if the cursor is dragged forwards or backwards to highlight the text.

	== Also See ==		== Also See ==
	* [[On tabcomp]] The ''selstart'' and ''selend'' properties are very handy to use with the tab completion event.		* [[On tabcomp]] The ''selstart'' and ''selend'' properties are very handy to use with the tab completion event.
	[[Category:Other Identifiers]]		[[Category:Other Identifiers]]

Albie: added info about selstart and selend and example

2006-07-30T16:14:23Z

added info about selstart and selend and example

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	Returns the text in the editbox of the specified window.		Returns the text in the editbox of the specified window.
	$editbox(window,N)		$editbox(window,N)[.selstart][.selend]
	If N = 1, returns the text in the second editbox in a channel window, if it's open.		If N = 1, returns the text in the second editbox in a channel window, if it's open.
			If you give the ''selstart'' or ''selend'' property it returns where the start or end of highlight in the editbox is.
			If you do not have a selection ''selstart'' and ''selend'' return the same value.

	== Example ==		== Example ==
	$editbox(Status Window)		$editbox(Status Window)
	This returns the current text in the editbox of the [[Status Window\|status window]].		This returns the current text in the editbox of the [[Status Window\|status window]].
			var %i = $editbox($active).selend - $editbox($active).selstart
			echo -ag You have selected %i bytes. Text: $mid($editbox($active),$editbox($active).selstart,%i)
			The above would see what text you have selected in the active editbox, tell you the amount of bytes selected and the text.

			== Also See ==
			* [[On tabcomp]] The ''selstart'' and ''selend'' properties are very handy to use with the tab completion event.
	[[Category:Other Identifiers]]		[[Category:Other Identifiers]]

Doomie at 20:09, 11 September 2005

2005-09-11T20:09:39Z

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Returns the text in the editbox of the specified window.
$editbox(window,N)
If N = 1, returns the text in the second editbox in a channel window, if it's open.

== Example ==
$editbox(Status Window)
This returns the current text in the editbox of the [[Status Window|status window]].

[[Category:Other Identifiers]]