ScintillaSendMessage()

Syntax

Result = ScintillaSendMessage(#Gadget, Message [, Param [, LParam]])

Sends a message to the scintilla control to perform a specific task.

Parameters

#Gadget	The scintilla gadget to use.
Message	The message to send. More information about the possible messages may be found on the Scintilla Homepage. The #SCI_[...] constants representing the possible values are already defined in PureBasic.
Param (optional)	The first custom parameter for the specified message. Default value if not specified is zero.
LParam (optional)	The second custom parameter for the specified message. Default value if not specified is zero.

Return value

The result of the message sent.

Example: Text with red highlighting

  #num_indicator = 0
  
  If OpenWindow(0, 0, 0, 330, 90, "ScintillaGadget", #PB_Window_SystemMenu | #PB_Window_ScreenCentered)
  
    ScintillaGadget(0, 5, 5, 320, 80, 0)
    *Text = UTF8("This is a simple ScintillaGadget with text..." + #LF$ + "More text" + #LF$ + "Even more text!")
    ScintillaSendMessage(0, #SCI_SETTEXT, 0, *Text)
    FreeMemory(*Text) ; The buffer made by UTF8() has to be freed, to avoid memory leak
    
    ScintillaSendMessage(0, #SCI_INDICSETSTYLE, #num_indicator, #INDIC_STRAIGHTBOX) ; first indicator with style 8 (0-19)
    ScintillaSendMessage(0, #SCI_INDICSETFORE, #num_indicator, #Red)                ; first indicator with red color
    ScintillaSendMessage(0, #SCI_SETINDICATORCURRENT, #num_indicator, #INDIC_STRAIGHTBOX) ; set the indicator as the current one
    ScintillaSendMessage(0, #SCI_INDICSETUNDER, #num_indicator, 1)   ; set indicator under the text, i.e. doesn't obscure it
    ScintillaSendMessage(0, #SCI_INDICSETALPHA, #num_indicator, 127) ; set transparency
    nLine = 1 ; line number starts from 0
    start = ScintillaSendMessage(0, #SCI_POSITIONFROMLINE, nLine)
    length = ScintillaSendMessage(0, #SCI_GETLINEENDPOSITION, nLine) - start
    ScintillaSendMessage(0, #SCI_INDICATORFILLRANGE, start, length) ; start and length
    
    Repeat : Until WaitWindowEvent() = #PB_Event_CloseWindow
  EndIf

Supported OS

All