How to get part of inputtext content

[epopov]

Hi,
I have inputtext in my application and I want to get part of text in this inputtext control.
For example user inputs to inputtext "Hello all" and selects "ello a". How to get this selected part?

Thanks.

[antun]

Well really this is all about manipulating strings right? Once you retrieve the entered text from your inputtext, and store it in a variable, it becomes an instance of the String core ECMAScript object, whereupon you can use most of the String methods to play with it:


<canvas debug="true">
<script>
var foo = "Hello, world!";
var bar = foo.slice( 1, foo.length);
var ta = "'" + bar;
Debug.write( "foo: " + foo );
Debug.write( "bar: " + bar );
Debug.write( "ta: " + ta );
</script>
</canvas>


-Antun

[epopov]

Actually I want to know how to determine some substring that is selected in inputtext(selected substring is substring that colored in other color when you select it).

[antun]

There aren't any hooks for that at the moment. I think this is related to this issue:

http://www.laszlosystems.com/developers/community/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=556

-Antun