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pointToItem()
Syntax
sprite(
whichSpriteNumber
).pointToItem(
pointToTranslate
)
pointToItem(sprite
spriteNumber
,
pointToTranslate
)
Description
Function; returns an integer representing the item position in the text or field sprite spriteNumber
at screen coordinate pointToTranslate
, or returns -1 if the point is not within the text. Items are separated by the itemDelimiter
property, which is set to a comma by default.
This function can be used to determine the item under the cursor.
Example
This Lingo displays the number of the item being clicked, as well as the text of the item, in the Message window:
property spriteNum on mouseDown me pointClicked = the mouseLoc currentMember = sprite(spriteNum).member itemNum = sprite(spriteNum).pointToItem(pointClicked) itemText = currentMember.item[itemNum] put "Clicked item" && itemNum & ", the text" && itemText end
See also
itemDelimiter
, mouseLoc
, pointToChar()
, pointToWord()
, pointToItem()
, pointToLine()
, pointToParagraph()
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