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Latest revision as of 15:50, 8 November 2023

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Description

Description:

Returns the text of a control of the currently active user dialog. This command can be used on static texts, buttons, edit lines and active texts as well as for images, where it returns the image path. Does not work on HTML control and returns empty string "". Since Arma 3 v2.05.147765 supported control types are:

Groups:

GUI Control

Syntax

Syntax:: ctrlText idc
Parameters:: idc: Number - control ID
Return Value:: String - the text or image path is returned, dependent on the control type

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:: ctrlText controlName
Parameters:: controlName: Control
Return Value:: String - the text or image path is returned, dependent on the control type

Examples

Example 1:: _text = ctrlText 100;
Example 2:: _text = ctrlText _control;

Additional Information

See also:: ctrlTextSecondary ctrlSetText Arma: GUI Configuration

Notes

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-____________________________________________________________________________________________
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+|version1= 1.75
-|1.5|= Game version
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
-|arg= local |= Arguments in MP
+|game3= arma1
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
+|version3= 1.00
-| Returns the text of a control of the currently active user dialog. This command can be used on static texts, buttons, edit lines and active texts as well as for images, where it returns the image path.
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-Read [[Dialog Control]] for more information about user dialogs and controls. |= Description
+|game5= arma2oa
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
+|version5= 1.50
-| [[String]] <nowiki>=</nowiki>  '''ctrlText''' idc |= Syntax
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-|p1= idc: [[Number]] - control ID |= Parameter 1
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-| [[String]] - The text or image path is returned, dependent on the control type. |= Return value
+|gr1= GUI Control
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-|s2= [[String]] <nowiki>=</nowiki>  '''ctrlText''' controlName |= Alternative Syntax
+|descr= Returns the text of a control of the currently active user dialog. This command can be used on static texts, buttons, edit lines and active texts as well as for images, where it returns the image path. Does not work on HTML control and returns empty string "". Since Arma 3 v2.05.147765 supported control types are:
+* [[CT_STATIC]]
+* [[CT_EDIT]]
+* [[CT_XKEYDESC]]
+* [[CT_XBUTTON]]
+* [[CT_SHORTCUTBUTTON]]
+* [[CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT]]
+* [[CT_BUTTON]]
+* [[CT_ACTIVETEXT]]
-|p21= controlName: [[Control]] |= Parameter 1
+|s1= [[ctrlText]]  idc
-|r2= [[String]] - (as above). |= Return value
+|p1= idc: [[Number]] - control ID
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-|x1= <pre>_text = ctrlText 100</pre> |= Example 1
-|x2= <pre>_text = ctrlText _control</pre> |= Example 2
+|r1= [[String]] - the text or image path is returned, dependent on the control type
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-| [[ctrlSetText]] |= See also
+|s2= [[ctrlText]]  controlName
-}}
+|p21= controlName: [[Control]]
-<h3 style="display:none">Notes</h3>
+|r2= [[String]] - the text or image path is returned, dependent on the control type
-<dl class="command_description">
-<!-- Note Section BEGIN -->
-<!-- Note Section END -->
+|x1= <sqf>_text = ctrlText 100;</sqf>
-</dl>
-<h3 style="display:none">Bottom Section</h3>
+|x2= <sqf>_text = ctrlText _control;</sqf>
-[[Category:Scripting Commands|CTRLTEXT]]
+|seealso= [[ctrlTextSecondary]] [[ctrlSetText]] [[Arma: GUI Configuration]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.96|CTRLTEXT]]
+}}
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|CTRLTEXT]]
-[[Category:Command_Group:_GUI_Control|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA2|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]