ctrlSetText

1.5

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Description

Description:

Set the text of a control of the currently active user dialog or display. This command can be used for: static texts, buttons, edit lines and active texts as well as for images, where you can use it to set the image path. Read Dialog Control for more information about user dialogs and controls.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:

ctrlSetText [idc, text]

Parameters:

[idc, text]: Array

idc: Integer - control ID

text: String - text or image path, depending on the control type

Return Value:

Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

controlName ctrlSetText text

Parameters:

controlName: Control

text: String

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

ctrlSetText [100, "Hello world"];//for Dialogs

Example 2:

_control ctrlSetText "Hello world.";// for Displays

Additional Information

See also:

ctrlText

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