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ui.Combobox.GetTextOf()

ui.Combobox.GetTextOf() returns the text of the specified combo box option.

CALL <cmb_var>.GetTextOf(<value>)

Arguments

value

Usage and examples

Takes one argument - the value of the combo box option:

CALL cmb.GetItemText(value3)

This argument can be STRING, INTEGER, BOOLEAN, or of other type that is available for combo box options:

CALL cmb.GetItemText(3)

CALL cmb.GetItemText("value3")

You can pass a variable as an argument for ui.Combobox.GetTextOf() (see example program, ui.ComboBox.GetTextOf):

LET input_var=fgl_winprompt(5,3,"Enter the option's index (Example: 3).","",25,0)

IF input_var IS NOT NULL THEN

DISPLAY "Output for getTextOf(): ",cmb.GetTextOf(input_var),"."

END IF

To get correct results, ensure that the value of your variable conforms with the rules for the declared data type.

If you enter the wrong value, ui.Combobox.GetTextOf() will return you an empty value (see example program, ui.ComboBox.GetTextOf):

If you do not pass any arguments to ui.Combobox.GetTextOf(), you will get a runtime error - 9107. Wrong number of input parameters.