GetItemStr

The GetItemStr function opens a dialog showing a list of items in a list box. This function returns the string for the selected item plus the button that was clicked. All labels can be configured. This is similar to the GetItem function except that it returns the selected string and not its index.

Syntax

sItem, bOK = GetItemStr( sLabels, n=nil, sPrompt=nil, sTitle=nil )

• sLabels is a string containing the list of item labels, separated by \n.
• n is the index of the initial choice, beginning with item 1. if nil, the item 1 is chosen.
• sPrompt is the message above the list box. If nil, a default is used.
• sTitle is the window title. If nil, a default is used.
• If [OK] is clicked, the function returns the selected string sItem and bOK=true.
• If the dialog is canceled, "",false is returned.

Remarks

All arguments following sLabels are optional and assume default values beyond the last argument you specify. To use a default argument but follow it with a specified argument, use a nil in its place.

The items are specified as a single string using \n to separate the individual items. For example, to specify the labels as "First item" and "Second item", pass the sLabels argument as "First item\nSecond item".

The choice is returned as a string in sItem. If the User clicks [OK], then bOK=true. Otherwise, if the user clicks [Cancel], then bOK=false.

Example

The window shown above was created using the following code. Note that the last 2 arguments, the prompt and the window title, were omitted and left to the defaults:

Related Topics

GetItem, GetChoice