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TextArea class

// make a PDF from a textarea in Cocoa Xojo target:

// find view
Var n as NSViewMBS = TextArea1.NSViewMBS
if n = nil then
  MsgBox "Only in Cocoa!"
  Return
end if

// make pdf data
Var s as string = n.dataWithPDFInsideRect(0,0,n.frame.Width, n.frame.Height)

// save
Var f as FolderItem = GetSaveFolderItem("", "test.pdf")

if f<>Nil then
  
  Var b as BinaryStream = BinaryStream.Create(f, true)
  
  b.Write s
  
end if

• 13 properties
  • property RTFDataMBS as Memoryblock
  • property WinAutoCorrectionMBS as Boolean
  • property WinAutoHorizontalScrollMBS as Boolean
  • property WinAutoVerticalScrollMBS as Boolean
  • property WinRTFDataMBS(SelectionOnly as boolean = false) as string
  • property WinSelHasTextBackColorMBS as Boolean
  • property WinSelHasTextColorMBS as Boolean
  • property WinSelStrikeThroughMBS as Boolean
  • property WinSelSubScriptMBS as Boolean
  • property WinSelSuperScriptMBS as Boolean
  • property WinSelTextBackColorMBS as Color
  • property WinSelTextColorMBS as Color
  • property WinSpellcheckingMBS as Boolean
• 6 methods
  • method NSScrollViewMBS as NSScrollViewMBS
  • method NSTextFieldMBS as NSTextFieldMBS
  • method NSTextViewMBS as NSTextViewMBS
  • method SetTextThreadSafeMBS(text as string)
  • method WinInsertImageMBS(data as string, Width as Integer, Height as Integer)
  • method WinShowFontPanelMBS as Boolean

This class has no sub classes.

See also in the Xojo Language Reference

Some methods using this class:

• DynaPDFMBS.WriteStyledText(Align as Integer, TextArea as TextArea, LeadingFactor as double = -1) as Boolean
• DynaPDFMBS.WriteStyledTextEx(PosX as Double, PosY as Double, Width as Double, Height as Double, Align as Integer, TextArea as TextArea, LeadingFactor as double = -1) as Boolean

Release notes

• Version 21.3
  • Improved our StyledText.RTFDataMBS function to handle line breaks better.
• Version 21.2
  • Added SkipParagraphs parameter for StyledText.RTFDataMBS to speed up conversion.
• Version 20.4
  • Fixed problem with font handling for RTFDataMBS in StyledText class.
• Version 20.2
  • Added TextArea.WinSelTextBackColorMBS property to configure current text background color.
  • Added WinSelTextColorMBS, WinSelHasTextColorMBS and WinSelHasTextBackColorMBS to TextArea class, too.
• Version 20.0
  • Added WinAutoHorizontalScrollMBS and WinAutoVerticalScrollMBS to TextArea control.
• Version 19.5
  • Enabled RTFDataMBS in StyledText class for console projects.
• Version 19.4
  • Fixed TextArea.RTFDataMBS declaration for console app.
• Version 19.2
  • Added TextArea.WinAutoCorrectionMBS property.
  • Added WinShowFontPanelMBS function for TextArea control to show standard font dialog on Windows.
• Version 18.2
  • Added TextArea WinSpellcheckingMBS property.

The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS MacCocoa Plugin, MBS MacControls Plugin, MBS Util Plugin, MBS Win Plugin.

TessResultIteratorMBS   -   TextConverterMBS