Resource:Custom edit

This resource allow you to create custom editbox. Download GitHub.
Resource developed by: sirphantasm

Exported functions/events

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Functions/Events

By this function you can create new editbox with variable.

bool createCustomEdit(string default-text, float x, float y, float width, float height, bool postgui, string placeholder, bool masked, filepath font, table activecolor, table fontcolor table backgroundcolor, table caretcolor, bool visible, number length, number fontsize)

Required Arguments

• text: Default text to draw in the editbox. Recommended "".
• x: A float of the 2D screen x position.
• y: A float of the 2D screen y position.
• width: A float of the 2D screen y position.
• heigth: A float of the 2D screen y position.

Optional arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use. For more information on optional arguments, see optional arguments.

• postGUI: A bool representing whether the text should be drawn on top of or behind any ingame GUI (default false).
• placeHolder: A string of the placeholder text of editbox (default false).
• masked: covering up the text being typed for password text fields (default false).
• font: Name of font from folder "fonts" (default false, arial).
• activeColor: Color of line on the bottom when edit is active (default red).
• fontColor: Color of font (default white).
• backgroundColor: Color of editbox (default black).
• caretColor: Color of caret in text field (default white).
• visible: Visibility of editbox (default true).
• length: Max length for text field (default 40).
• font size: Available for DXFont (default scaled to edit size).
• block space: If it is true, user cant enter space (for example - login edit).

Returns

Returns ID if element was successfully created, false otherwise.

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This function change visibility of editbox.

bool editSetVisible(element theElement, bool state)

Required Arguments

• theElement: Element which you want to change.
• state: true or false.

Returns

Returns true if successfully , false otherwise.

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This function set mask to password fields

bool editSetMasked(element theElement, bool mask)

Required Arguments

• theElement: Element which you want to set mask.
• state: true of false.

Returns

Returns true if editbox will be masked, false otherwise.

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This function gets text from text field.

bool editGetText(element theElement)

Required Arguments

• theElement: Element from where you want to get text.

Returns

Returns string text if successfully , false otherwise.

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This function changes text into text field.

bool editSetText(element theElement, string text)

Required Arguments

• theElement: Element which you want to change text.
• text: New value.

Returns

Returns true if text set successfully, false otherwise.

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This function changes max length od text field

bool editMaxLength(element theElement, float length)

Required Arguments

• theElement: Element which you want to change length.
• length: New value.

Returns

Returns true if length set successfully, false otherwise.

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This function change 2D position on the screen.

bool editChangePos(element theElement, float x, float y)

Required Arguments

• theElement: Element which you want to change position.
• x: 2D x position.
• y: 2D y position.

Returns

Returns true if succesfully, false otherwise.

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This function changes all properties of editbox

bool editSetProperty(element theElement, string properties, string value)

Required Arguments

• theElement: Element which you want to change property.
• property: id,x,y,w,h,postgui,placeholder,masked,font,size,active,activecolor,bgcolor,caret,visible,cursor,maxLength,click,alpha,readOnly.

Returns

Returns true if properties set successfully, false otherwise.

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This function destroy editbox

bool destroyCustomEdit(element theElement)

Required Arguments

• theElement: Element which you want to destroy.

Returns

Returns true if destroy successfully, false otherwise.

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This event trigger when you blur edit

Parameters

No parameters.

Source

The source of this event is the player who blur edit.

Example

This example shows how to use "onCustomEditLeave"

addEventHandler("onCustomEditLeave",root,function(edit)
    print("You leave edit "..edit)
end)

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This event trigger when you blur edit

Parameters

No parameters.

Source

The source of this event is the player who focus edit.

Example

This example shows how to use "onCustomEditFocus"

addEventHandler("onCustomEditFocus",root,function(edit)
    print("You focus edit "..edit)
end)

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This event trigger when you typing in edit

Parameters

No parameters.

Source

The source of this event is the player who typing.

Example

This example shows how to use "onCustomEditType"

addEventHandler("onCustomEditType",root,function(edit)
    if edit==variable_of_edit then
       print("You typed in "..edit)
    end
end)

Example

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Example

This example creates editbox with some accessories.

local ce=exports.custom_edit

local edit=ce:createCustomEdit("",500,500,300,70,false,"Password",false,"font2",{255,0,0,255},{255,255,255,255},{0,0,0,150},{255,255,255,255},true,false,false)
ce:editSetMasked(edit,true)
ce:editSetProperty(edit,"bgcolor",{255,255,255,255})
ce:editChangePos(edit,700,700)
ce:editMaxLength(edit,50)