# The MIT License (MIT) # # Copyright (C) 2026 Scott Duensing # # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to # deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the # rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or # sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is # furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: # # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in # all copies or substantial portions of the Software. # # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR # IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, # FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE # AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER # LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS # IN THE SOFTWARE. .topic ctrl.textbox .title TextBox .toc 1 TextBox .index TextBox .index Text .index DataSource .index DataField .h1 TextBox VB Equivalent: TextBox -- DVX Widget: textbox (single-line text input, max 256 chars) A single-line text input field. Supports data binding via DataSource and DataField properties. .h2 Type-Specific Properties .table Property Type Description ---------- ------ ------------------------------------------- Text String The text content of the input field. DataSource String Name of a Data control for data binding. DataField String Column name for data binding. .endtable Default Event: Change .h2 Example .code Begin TextBox Text1 Text = "Enter text here" End Sub Text1_Change () Label1.Caption = "You typed: " & Text1.Text End Sub .endcode .link ctrl.common.props Common Properties, Events, and Methods .link ctrl.databinding Data Binding .topic ctrl.textarea .title TextArea .toc 1 TextArea .index TextArea .index FindNext .index ReplaceAll .index GoToLine .index CursorLine .index LineNumbers .index AutoIndent .h1 TextArea VB Equivalent: TextArea (DVX extension) -- DVX Widget: textarea (multi-line text input, default max 65536 chars) A multi-line text editing area. This is a DVX extension with no direct VB3 equivalent (VB uses a TextBox with MultiLine=True). Supports line numbers, auto-indent, find/replace, and tab configuration. .h2 Type-Specific Properties .table Property Type R/W Description ---------- ------- --- ------------------------------------------- Text String R/W The full text content. CursorLine Integer R Current cursor line number (0-based). .endtable .h2 Type-Specific Methods .table Method Description ------ ----------- AppendText text$ Append text to the end of the buffer and invalidate the widget. FindNext needle$, caseSensitive, forward Search for text. Returns True if found. GetWordAtCursor() Returns the word under the cursor. GoToLine line% Scroll to and position cursor at the given line. ReplaceAll needle$, replacement$, caseSensitive Replace all occurrences. Returns count of replacements. SetAutoIndent enabled Enable or disable automatic indentation. SetCaptureTabs enabled When True, Tab key inserts a tab/spaces instead of moving focus. SetShowLineNumbers show Show or hide the line number gutter. SetSyntaxMode mode$ Activate built-in syntax highlighting. Modes: "dhs" (help source), "bas" (BASIC). Pass "" to disable. SetTabWidth width% Set the tab stop width in characters. SetUseTabChar useChar When True, Tab inserts a tab character; when False, inserts spaces. .endtable Default Event: Change .h2 Example .code TextArea1.SetShowLineNumbers True TextArea1.SetAutoIndent True TextArea1.SetTabWidth 4 TextArea1.SetCaptureTabs True ' Search for text If TextArea1.FindNext("TODO", False, True) Then Print "Found at line"; TextArea1.CursorLine End If ' Replace all occurrences Dim count As Integer count = TextArea1.ReplaceAll("old", "new", False) Print "Replaced"; count; "occurrences" .endcode .link ctrl.common.props Common Properties, Events, and Methods