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guiEditGetCaretIndex

Client-side
Server-side
Shared

Pair: guiEditSetCaretIndex

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This function returns the caret (the text cursor) position within the editbox.

Syntax

guiEditGetCaretIndex ( )

Code Examples

client

This example outputs the caret position of the edit field to the chat

local edit = guiCreateEdit(0.4,0.4,0.3,0.1,"",true)
addEventHandler("onClientGUIChanged",edit,function()
outputChatBox("Caret index is: "..guiEditGetCaretIndex(edit)) -- output index to chat
end)

See Also

GUI Functions