TextBox Methods

The methods defined in the TextBox class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
firstVisibleLine	Returns the first visible line
getRegisteredKeys	Returns an array of the keys that are in effect for the text box
getScrollRange	Gets the scroll ranges
getTextAsCurrencyDecimal	Returns the value of the text property in currency format converted to a Decimal value
getTextAsCurrencyReal	Returns the value of the text property in currency format converted to a Real value
getTextAsDecimal	Returns the value of the text property converted to a Decimal value
getTextAsInteger	Returns the value of the text property converted to an Integer value
getTextAsInteger64	Returns the value of the text property converted to an Integer64 value
getTextAsLongDate	Returns the value of the text property in long date format converted to a Date value
getTextAsReal	Returns the value of the text property converted to a Real value
getTextAsShortDate	Returns the value of the text property in short date format converted to a Date value
getTextAsTime	Returns the value of the text property converted to a Time value
isValid	Returns whether the value of the text property is valid according to the value of the dataType property
lineCount	Returns the number of lines of text
lines	Returns the number of lines available for display in the text box
registerKeys	Establishes the entire set of key codes in which the key events of a text box are interested
setTextFromCurrencyDecimal	Sets the text property value to a Decimal value converted to a String in the currency format of the locale under which the control is running
setTextFromCurrencyReal	Sets the text property value to a Real value converted to a String in the currency format of the locale under which the control is running
setTextFromDecimal	Sets the text property value to a Decimal value converted to a String in the format of the locale under which the control is running
setTextFromInteger	Sets the text property value to a Integer value converted to a String in the format of the locale under which the control is running
setTextFromInteger64	Sets the text property value to a Integer64 value converted to a String in the format of the locale under which the control is running
setTextFromLongDate	Sets the text property value to a Date value converted to a String in the long date format of the locale under which the control is running
setTextFromReal	Sets the text property value to a Real value converted to a String in the format of the locale under which the control is running
setTextFromShortDate	Sets the text property value to a Date value converted to a String in the short date format of the locale under which the control is running
setTextFromTime	Sets the text property value to a Time value converted to a String in the time format of the locale under which the control is running

For details, see "Window, Form, and Control Methods", later in this document.