GETCONTROLTEXT

Syntax

STRING = GETCONTROLTEXT(win as WINDOW,id as UINT)

Description

Retrieves the text of a control. Equivalent to the WM_GETTEXT windows message.

Parameters

win - Window or dialog containing the control

id - Identifier of the control

Return value

A string containing the controls text.

Remarks

For edit controls GETCONTROLTEXT will retrieve the text in the edit control. For all other controls it will retrieve the caption text of the control.

See Also: SETCONTROLTEXT

Example usage

ed$ = GETCONTROLTEXT(mydlg, 1)