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AppGameKit Classic Chat / How come there is no GetTextString() command?

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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 24th Nov 2011 18:18
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Seems quite obvious that there should be one.

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JimHawkins
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Posted: 24th Nov 2011 19:18 Edited at: 24th Nov 2011 19:18
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Not very obvious to me! What is it supposed to do?

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The Zoq2
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Posted: 24th Nov 2011 19:30
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Im guessing Check what string a Text "Object" contains
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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 24th Nov 2011 20:22 Edited at: 24th Nov 2011 20:23
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SetTextSting() alters the string of a text object.

As The Zoq2 says, GetTextString() would return the sting of a text object.

There are a lot of commands that returns various aspects from text objects, but none that returns the actual string.

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BatVink
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Posted: 24th Nov 2011 21:23
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You set the text, so you already know what is in it. Just keep the value in a global variable.

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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 24th Nov 2011 21:54 Edited at: 24th Nov 2011 21:55
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BatVink:
I set the size, color, depth and position of the text. But I don't have to create variables to store those values

If I can set something, it is only natural that I can get it later. Like everything else I set.

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Impetus73
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Posted: 24th Nov 2011 22:00
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I agree, we need a get command here, make a request at the google board.

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Mobiius
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Posted: 25th Nov 2011 16:10
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There's already a request on there for this matter.

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Posted: 27th Nov 2011 20:11
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I noticed I needed this today actually

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LeeBamber
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Posted: 7th Dec 2011 23:28
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Okay, just added this to the list of commands coming in 107 build

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