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This function sets the current position of the carat (the text cursor) within the edit box.
This function sets the current position of the carat (the text cursor) within the edit box.


==Syntax==  
==Syntax==  
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bool guiEditSetCaratIndex ( element theElement, int index )
bool guiEditSetCaratIndex ( element theElement, int index )
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===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
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*'''theElement:''' The exit box to be changed.
*'''theElement:''' The exit box to be changed.
*'''index:''' An integer referring to the desired position within the box.
*'''index:''' An integer referring to the desired position within the box.


===Returns===
===Returns===
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Returns ''true'' if the index was successful set, ''false'' otherwise.
Returns ''true'' if the function is successful, ''false'' otherwise.


==Example==  
==Example==
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This example makes the text cursor jump to the end of an edit box if the user is holding the Left Control button.
This example does...
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function moveToEndOnClick()
blabhalbalhb --abababa
if ( getKeyState ( "lctrl" ) == true ) then --if he's holding down left control
--This line does this...
local text = guiGetText ( source )
mooo
local textLength = string.len ( text )
guiEditSetCaratIndex ( source, textLength )--set the carat index. The function wont work anyway for other types of elements so no check is required.
end
end
addEventHandler ( "onClientClick", getRootElement(), moveToEndOnClick )--add an event handler for this
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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Revision as of 14:51, 11 August 2007

This function sets the current position of the carat (the text cursor) within the edit box.

Syntax

bool guiEditSetCaratIndex ( element theElement, int index )

Required Arguments

  • theElement: The exit box to be changed.
  • index: An integer referring to the desired position within the box.

Returns

Returns true if the index was successful set, false otherwise.

Example

This example makes the text cursor jump to the end of an edit box if the user is holding the Left Control button. 

function moveToEndOnClick()
	if ( getKeyState ( "lctrl" ) == true ) then --if he's holding down left control
		local text = guiGetText ( source )
		local textLength = string.len ( text )
		guiEditSetCaratIndex ( source, textLength )--set the carat index.  The function wont work anyway for other types of elements so no check is required.
	end
end
addEventHandler ( "onClientClick", getRootElement(), moveToEndOnClick )--add an event handler for this

See Also

General functions

Browsers

Buttons

Checkboxes

Comboboxes

Edit Boxes

Gridlists

Memos

Progressbars

Radio Buttons

Scrollbars

Scrollpanes

Static Images

Tab Panels

Tabs

Text Labels

Windows

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