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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()