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pointToChar()
Syntax
pointToChar(sprite
spriteNumber
,
pointToTranslate
)
Description
Function; returns an integer representing the character position located within the text or field sprite spriteNumber
at screen coordinate pointToTranslate
, or returns -1 if the point is not within the text.
This function can be used to determine the character under the cursor.
Example
This Lingo displays the number of the character being clicked, as well as the letter, in the Message window:
property spriteNum on mouseDown me pointClicked = the mouseLoc currentMember = sprite(spriteNum).member charNum = sprite(spriteNum).pointToChar(pointClicked) actualChar = currentMember.char[charNum] put "Clicked character" && charNum & ", the letter" && actualChar end
See also
mouseLoc
, pointToWord()
, pointToItem()
, pointToLine()
, pointToParagraph()
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