Gets the text string.

syntaxSyntax:
DlxText.GetText(plainText)

Parameters

Parameter Description
plainText Specify true to get a plain text string with no formatting. Specify false to preserve styles and formatting.

Return Value

Returns the text string. If plainText is true, a plain text string with no formatting is returned. Only the overlining is retained. The overlined characters are delimited by the '|' character.

Example

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var prj = DlxApp.GetJob().GetProject("Example Sch");
if (!prj.IsValid())
  prj = DlxApp.GetJob().NewProject("Example Sch");
var doc = prj.GetDocument("Examples Sch", DlxApp.DOCTYPE_SCHEMATIC);
if (!doc.IsValid())
{
  doc = prj.NewDocument("Examples Sch", DlxApp.DOCTYPE_SCHEMATIC);
  doc.SetPageFormat("A4", false);
}
if (doc.IsValid() && doc.Activate())
{
  var page = doc.GetActivePage();
  if (page.IsValid())
  {
    var layer = page.GetLayerFromType(DlxApp.LAYERTYPE_DRAWING);
    if (layer.IsValid())
    {
      var obj = layer.DrawText(new DlxPoint(100,100), "Hello, World.");

      var dlg = new DlxDialog(400, 110, "Style");
      if (dlg.IsValid())
      {
        dlg.AddStaticText(10, 33, 70, "Text: ");
        var ctrl_ed = dlg.AddEditText(90, 30, 300, 0, DlxApp.DIALOGEDITTEXT_FORMATTED, obj.GetText(false));
        dlg.AddOkButton(280, 70, 50, 25);
        dlg.AddCancelButton(340, 70, 50, 25);
        if (dlg.DoModal())
        {
          obj.SetText(ctrl_ed.GetText());
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

See also