Text GetAttribute

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Returns a logical value indicating the setting for an attribute of a text object with the specified ID number; returns a value of True if the attribute is set to on, and a value of False if the attribute is set to off or if the specified object ID number is invalid.

The settings of the following attributes can be returned: border, bold, italic, strike-out, and underline.

Usage

Text_GetAttribute(ObjectID,Attribute)

Parameters

ObjectID - a numerical expression specifying the object ID number

Attribute - a numerical expression specifying the attribute:

0 - border
1 - bold
2 - italic
3 - strike-out
4 - underline 

Notes

An object-specific ID number is returned by Text_New when the text object is created.

Example

Assign a true/false value, indicating the setting of "bold" attribute for the text object with an ID number of 3, to Bold variable:

Variable:Bold(False); 
Bold=Text_GetAttribute(3,1);