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ListBox_GetText Method

Description

This method will retrieve a requested list item.

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.
nIndex
Integer identifying the index of the desired item.

Return Values

Returns the following according to the situation:

  • String indicating the text of the item.
  • Nil if the control is not found, does not support this function or there is no such element.

AutoLISP Syntax

The recommended convention is passing the control identifier directly:

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(Odcl_ListBox_GetText 
		MyControlReference [as Reference]
		nIndex [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_ListBox_GetText
		ProjectFile [as String]
		DialogName [as String]
		ControlName [as String]
		nIndex [as Integer]
	)

Applies For

DwgList, ListBox.

Example

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; Get the text of the 3rd item
(setq rValue (Odcl_ListBox_GetText MyProject_MyForm_MyControl 2))