Function Reference


_GUICtrlEdit_GetText

Get the text from the edit control

#include <GuiEdit.au3>
_GUICtrlEdit_GetText ( $hWnd )

Parameters

$hWnd Control ID/Handle to the control

Return Value

Success: a string from the edit control.
Failure: an empty string.

Related

_GUICtrlEdit_AppendText, _GUICtrlEdit_GetTextLen, _GUICtrlEdit_SetText

Example

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
        ; Create GUI
        GUICreate("Edit Get/Set Text (v" & @AutoItVersion & ")", 400, 300)
        Local $idEdit = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 2, 2, 394, 268)
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

        ; Set Text
        _GUICtrlEdit_SetText($idEdit, "This is a test" & @CRLF & "Another Line" & @CRLF & "Append to the end?")

        ; Get Text
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Information", _GUICtrlEdit_GetText($idEdit))

        ; Loop until the user exits.
        Do
        Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        GUIDelete()
EndFunc   ;==>Example