GuiTextcontrol

#1 You got it!

YourGuiTextCtrlName.setText("");

is what will update the screen and

YourGuiTextCtrlName.text = "";

will update the actual text variable - so very likely you will have to do both.

#2 Another thing to do thats a bit easyer is set the "variable" Line to a name of a variable(in the gui editor)... :P then it auto updates.

#3 I tried the variable line and nothing happens. That works with guitextedit but not guitext.

Jacob, where should I put that code? should I create a .cs just for it or is there somewhere else it can go?

Thanks

#4 Well, kc is correct, the variable field should do the trick, just make sure that you are using a global variable.

The method I suggested needs to be used for certain cases - I had to do it for something more complicated but if you just want to fill the text control with a variable and have it update dynamically, then what kc suggested will be fine. I know it works because I use it in many places :)

#5 The variable option is very nice :)

#6 How bout if you are editing a value in the edit box then click a button to call a funciton. You test the value and if its over some limit force the text to a value. How would you update the edit text?

function setArmorOptions()
{
if($ArmorLevel > 100)
{
$ArmorLevel = 100;
}
}

This fails because the cursor is still in the edit box and the text wont change.

Here is the gui object
new GuiTextEditCtrl(ArmorLevelVal) {
profile = "GuiTextEditProfile";
horizSizing = "right";
vertSizing = "bottom";
position = "179 210";
extent = "64 18";
minExtent = "8 2";
visible = "1";
variable = "$ArmorLevel";
maxLength = "255";
historySize = "0";
password = "0";
tabComplete = "0";
sinkAllKeyEvents = "0";
};