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Added in 1.9.0

$editbox(window|editor,[N])

Returns the text in the Editbox of the specified window or the text in the current active Editor.

See also $editboxhistory, /editbox.

Parameters

Parameter Description
window|editor The window associated with the Editbox to use or the current active Editor.
[N] TODO (optional)

Properties

Property Description
.selstart Returns the position of the first selected character.
.selend - Returns the position of the last selected character.
.color Gets the current Editbox text color in $rgb format. (AdiIRC only)
.backcolor Gets the current Editbox background color in $rgb format. (AdiIRC only)
.rgbcolor Gets the current Editbox text color in rrr,ggg,bbb format. (AdiIRC only)
.rgbbackcolor Gets the current Editbox background color in rrr,ggg,bbb format. (AdiIRC only)
.spellcheckword Gets the current word at the cursor position formatted for spellchecking. (AdiIRC only)
.currline Returns the line where the cursor is in a multiline Editbox. (AdiIRC only)
.lines Returns the number of lines in a multiline Editbox. (AdiIRC only)

Example

; Open a custom window.
/window -e @Example

; Add 'Hello World' to the Editbox.
/editbox @Example Hello World

; Print the content of the Editbox.
//echo -ag Text is $editbox(@Example) selstart is $editbox(@Example).selstart selend is $editbox(@Example).selend

; Print the content of the current active Editor, must be triggered from a custom shortcut.
//echo -ag Text is $editbox(editor) selstart is $editbox(editor).selstart selend is $editbox(editor).selend

Updated by Per Amundsen almost 2 years ago · 11 revisions

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