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Description of MUSHclient world function: world.GetNotepadText


Name GetNotepadText
Type Method
Summary Gets the text from a notepad window
Prototype BSTR GetNotepadText(BSTR Title);
Description

Returns the text from the specified notepad window.

If a notepad of that name does not exist an empty string is returned.


Note: Available in version 3.40 onwards.


VBscript example
world.Note world.GetNotepadText("mynotes")
Jscript example
world.Note (world.GetNotepadText ("mynotes"));
PerlScript example
Note (GetNotepadText ("mynotes"));
Python example
world.Note (world.GetNotepadText ("mynotes"))
Lua example
Note (GetNotepadText ("mynotes"))
Returns The text from the specified notepad window.

If that notepad does not exist, an empty string is returned.
Introduced in version 3.40

See also ...

Function Description
Activate Activates the world window
ActivateNotepad Activates a notepad window
AppendToNotepad Appends text to a notepad window
CloseNotepad Closes a notepad window
GetNotepadLength Gets the length of the text in a notepad window
GetNotepadList Gets the list of open notepads - returning their titles
ReplaceNotepad Replaces text in a notepad window
SaveNotepad Saves a notepad window to disk
SendToNotepad Creates a notepad and sends text to it

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