User Guide

pointToWord() 463

pointToWord()

Usage

-- Lingo syntax

spriteObjRef.pointToWord(pointToTranslate)

// JavaScript syntax

spriteObjRef.pointToWord(pointToTranslate);

Description

Function; returns an integer representing the number of a word located within the text or field

sprite at a specified screen coordinate, or returns -1 if the point is not within the text. Words are

separated by spaces in a block of text.

This function can be used to determine the word under the cursor.

Parameters

pointToTranslate

Required. Specifies the screen coordinate to test.

Example

These statements display the number of the word being clicked, as well as the text of the word, in

the Message window:

-- Lingo syntax

property spriteNum

on mouseDown me

pointClicked = _mouse.mouseLoc

currentMember = sprite(spriteNum).member

wordNum = sprite(spriteNum).pointToWord(pointClicked)

wordText = currentMember.word[wordNum]

put("Clicked word" && wordNum & ", the text" && wordText)

end

// JavaScript syntax

function mouseDown(me) {

var pointClicked = _mouse.mouseLoc;

var currentMember = sprite(this.spriteNum).member;

var wordNum = sprite(this.spriteNum).pointToWord(pointClicked);

var wordText = currentMember.getProp("word", wordNum);

trace("Clicked word " + wordNum + ", the text " + wordText);

}