"text"

Returns the content (text) of a text field.

Synopsis

setValue(string shape, "text", anytype text);

getValue(string shape,"text", <anytype> &text);

shape.text(<anytype> text);

Parameters

Parameter Description
shape Name of the object
text Content. The content may be int, float or string

Description

Reads or writes the content of an input or output field. Depending on the text field settings, "text" can be an integer, a float or a string. If the content is read into a variable for which it is not valid (for example, string read into int variable), 0 is returned.

Example

The following example writes to and reads from the text field "TEXT_FIELD1".

main()
{
  float s = 3.4;
  float rf;
  /*Also string and int values can be set: string h = "String value"; int j = 5;*/
  this.text(s);
  string sh ="TEXT_FIELD1";
  getValue (sh,"text",rf);
  //Query the value
  DebugN(rf);
}

Assignment

Text field