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OptionList_GetText Method

Description

This method will retrieve the text of the given option.

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 option.

Return Values

Returns the following according to the situation:

  • String specifying the number of options.
  • Nil if the control is not found, is not visible or there is no option at that index.

AutoLISP Syntax

The recommended convention is passing the control identifier directly:

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(Odcl_OptionList_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_OptionList_GetText
		ProjectFile [as String]
		DialogName [as String]
		ControlName [as String]
		nIndex [as Integer])

Applies For

OptionList.

Example

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; Get the text of the first option
(Setq rValue (Odcl_OptionList_GetText MyProject_MyForm_MyControl 0))