CREATE EDITTEXT


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The CREATE EDITTEXT statement initializes an EDITTEXT object variable. The statement format is:

 

 

[label]

CREATE

[{parent};]{edittext}={pos}[,{property list}...]

 

Where:

label

Optional. A Program Execution Label.

parent

Optional. A previously created WINDOW or PANEL object variable or pointer to a WINDOW or PANEL object on which the object is created.

edittext

Required. The name of a previously defined EDITTEXT object variable or pointer to an EDITTEXT object.

pos

Required. The screen position of the object given as: {top}:{bottom}:{left}:{right}.

property list

Optional. One or more of the object properties.

Flags Affected: NONE

Note the following:

  1. The {pos} screen coordinates for the object must be given and must be valid. Each of the coordinates may be a numeric variable, an Expression, or a decimal constant.

  2. For information on how to retrieve information from an EDITTEXT field during data entry or after the field has been finished, see the ACTIVATE instruction.

  3. If the optional {parent} parameter is not specified, the default window is used.

 

 

See Also: Example Code, CREATE, Object Output Instructions

 



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