TextBox_SetFilter Method
Description
This method retrieves the filter string used by a TextBox control to filter the text entered by the user.
For example a setting of "0123456789" for the FilterStringCollection argument will tell the TextBox to only accept keyboard keys of that are in the string.
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.
- FilterStringCollection
- String specifying the filter to apply.
Return Values
Returns the following according to the situation:
AutoLISP Syntax
The recommended convention is passing the control identifier directly:
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(Odcl_TextBox_SetFilter MyControlReference [as Reference] FilterStringCollection [as String]) |
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_TextBox_SetFilter ProjectFile [as String] DialogName [as String] ControlName [as String] FilterStringCollection [as String]) |
Applies For
Example
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; Set a new filter (Odcl_TextBox_SetFilter MyProject_MyForm_MyControl "0123456789") |