10-10-2008
> edit in the sense you want to replace the first field with some other word keeping other intact??
yup that was what i meant
that is very simple to understand.
thank you very much
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dwtstextgeteditable
DwtSTextGetEditable(3Dwt) DwtSTextGetEditable(3Dwt)
Name
DwtSTextGetEditable - Obtains the current edit permission state indicating whether the user can edit the text in the simple text widget.
Syntax
Boolean DwtSTextGetEditable(widget)
Widget widget;
Arguments
widget Specifies the ID of the simple text widget whose edit permission state you want to obtain.
Description
The DwtSTextGetEditable function returns the current edit-permission-state, which indicates whether the user can edit the text in the sim-
ple text widget. If the function returns True, the user can edit the string text in the simple text widget. If it returns False, the user
cannot edit the text.
Return Values
This function returns the current permission state concerning the editing of the text field in the widget.
See Also
DwtSText(3Dwt), DwtSTextGetString(3Dwt), DwtSTextSetEditable(3Dwt), DwtSTextGetMaxLength(3Dwt), DwtSTextSetMaxLength(3Dwt), DwtS-
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DwtSTextGetEditable(3Dwt)