ctrlSetText

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Description

Description:

Sets the text of a control of the currently active user dialog or display. This command can be used for static texts, buttons, edit lines and active texts as well as for images, where you can use it to set the image path.
Read Arma: GUI Configuration for more information about user dialogs and controls.
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The main syntax ctrlSetText [idc, text] does not support CT_SHORTCUTBUTTON, but the alternative syntax control ctrlSetText text does.

Groups:

GUI Control

Syntax

Syntax:

ctrlSetText [idc, text]

Parameters:

idc: Number - Control IDC

text: String - Text or image path, depending on the control type

Return Value:

Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

control ctrlSetText text

Parameters:

control: Control

text: String

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

ctrlSetText [100, "Hello world"]; // for Dialogs

Example 2:

_control ctrlSetText "Hello world."; // for Displays

Additional Information

See also:

ctrlText ctrlTextSelection ctrlSetTextSelection

Notes

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