Obtains the text of the line that contains the insertion point. TextLine works for controls that can contain multiple lines.
DataWindow type |
Method applies to |
|---|---|
PowerBuilder |
DataWindow control |
Web ActiveX |
DataWindow control |
string editname.TextLine ( )
string editname.TextLine ( )
Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
editname |
A reference to a DataWindow control |
Returns the text on the line with the insertion point in editname. If an error occurs, TextLine returns the empty string (“”). If editname is null, TextLine returns null.
TextLine reports information about the edit control over the current row and column.
PowerBuilder environment
For use with other PowerBuilder controls, see TextLine in
the PowerScript Reference.
In the DataWindow control dw_letter, if the insertion point is on line 4 in the edit control and the text on the line is North Carolina, then this example sets linetext to North Carolina:
string linetext
linetext = dw_letter.TextLine()
