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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()
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