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pointToWord()

Syntax

sprite(whichSpriteNumber).pointToWord(pointToTranslate)
pointToWord(sprite spriteNumber, pointToTranslate)

Description

Function; returns an integer representing the number of a word located within the text or field sprite spriteNumber at screen coordinate pointToTranslate, or returns -1 if the point is not within the text. Words are separated by spaces in a block of text.

This function can be used to determine the word under the cursor.

Example

This Lingo displays the number of the word being clicked, as well as the text of the word, in the Message window:

property spriteNum
 
on mouseDown me
	pointClicked = the mouseLoc
	currentMember = sprite(spriteNum).member
	wordNum = sprite(spriteNum).pointToWord(pointClicked)
	wordText = currentMember.word[wordNum]
	put "Clicked word" && wordNum & ", the text" && wordText
end

See also

itemDelimiter, mouseLoc, pointToChar(), pointToItem(), pointToLine(), pointToParagraph()