Grid_ShowTextBox Method
Description
This method will activate a text box to edit a cell. The style argument accepts a numeric value that indicated the style of the text box to be used.
Parameters
- MyControlReference
- Reference to the control in the form of MyProject_MyForm_MyControl.
- ProjectFile
- String identifying the project as it was passed in LoadProject.
- DialogName
- String identifying the dialog by name.
- ControlName
- String identifying the control by name.
- nRowIndex
- Integer specifying row index.
- nColIndex
- Integer specifying column index.
- nStyle
- Integer specifying the new style to apply. The valid values are:
- 6 - Strings
- 7 - AngleUnits
- 8 - Integers
- 9 - Units
- 10 - UpperCase
- 11 - LowerCase
- 12 - Password
- 13 - MultiLine
- 14 - Currency
- 15 - Date
- 16 - Time
- 17 - Percentage
Return Values
Returns the following according to the situation:
- T when successful.
- Nil if the control is not found, does not support this function or if there is no such row or column.
AutoLISP Syntax
The recommended convention is passing the control identifier directly:
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(Odcl_Grid_ShowTextBox MyControlReference [as Reference] nRowIndex [as Integer] nColIndex [as Integer] nStyle [as Integer]) |
An alternative convention is to identify the control by providing the project file, the dialog name and the control name:
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(Odcl_Grid_ShowTextBox ProjectFile [as String] DialogName [as String] ControlName [as String] nRowIndex [as Integer] nColIndex [as Integer] nStyle [as Integer]) |
Remarks
If the style does not match the pre-assigned value for the cell or column, then the pre-assigned value will be used.
Applies For
Example
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; Show the text box on the third row on the fourth column (Odcl_Grid_ShowTextBox MyProject_MyForm_MyControl 2 3 12) |
See Also
Grid_ShowComboBox, Grid_ShowEllipsesButton, Grid_ShowImageComboBox, Grid_ShowItemDlg, Grid_ShowPickButton