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B.Hooijenga
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Changing text of groupBox in runtime

Unread post by B.Hooijenga »

Hello,

I have dialogControl with a groupBoxControl inside.
I want to change the text of the groupBoxControl in runtime.
It should be simple, was my idea. But no luck so far.

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predicates     onChangeTextButtonClick : button::clickResponder. clauses     onChangeTextButtonClick(_Source) = button::defaultAction :-         groupBox_ctl:setText("Changed").
What do I miss?

Kind regards

Ben
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Thomas Linder Puls
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Unread post by Thomas Linder Puls »

That is a bug.

You can work around it like this:

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predicates     onChangeTextButtonClick : button::clickResponder. clauses     onChangeTextButtonClick(_Source) = button::defaultAction :-         groupBox_ctl:setText("Changed"),          _ = gui_native::redrawWindow(groupBox_ctl:getVpiWindow(), uncheckedConvert(rct, null), 0,              gui_native::rdw_frame + gui_native::rdw_invalidate).
Alternatively, you can patch setText in groupBox in PFC (same method):

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clauses     setText(Text) :-         userControlSupport::setText(Text),         if HWnd = tryGetVpiWindow() then             _ = redrawWindow(HWnd, uncheckedConvert(rct, null), 0, rdw_frame + rdw_invalidate)         end if.
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B.Hooijenga
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Unread post by B.Hooijenga »

Thank you, Thomas,

A small adaptation was needed to make the internal controls in the groupBox visible. But now it works fine.

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predicates     onChangeTextButtonClick : button::clickResponder. clauses     onChangeTextButtonClick(_Source) = button::defaultAction :-         groupBox_ctl:setText("Changed"),             _ = gui_native::redrawWindow(groupBox_ctl:getVpiWindow(), uncheckedConvert(rct, null), 0,              gui_native::rdw_frame + gui_native::rdw_invalidate + gui_native::rdw_allchildren).

Then I tried to patch groupBox.pro in PFC but got an access denied error (0x00000005)
I logged in as administrator with read and write rights.
It is not a big issue for me but are there some suggestions?

Kind regards

Ben
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Unread post by Thomas Linder Puls »

Fine.

To modify the installation from the IDE you will need to start the IDE in administrator mode "Run as administrator". Alternatively, you can copy the file to another location modify it and drag it back. When you drag it back you will be prompted for Administrator elevation (this is how I remember it at least).
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