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text.datatype/--datasheet--
text.datatype/--datasheet--                                             text.datatype/--datasheet--

    NAME
	text.datatype -- Root data type for text.

    FUNCTION
	The text.datatype is the super-class for any text related classes.

    METHODS
	OM_NEW -- Create a new text object.

	OM_GET -- Obtain the value of an attribute.

	OM_SET -- Set the values of multiple attributes.

	OM_UPDATE -- Update the values of multiple attributes.

	OM_DISPOSE -- Dispose of a text object.

	GM_LAYOUT -- Layout the object and notify the application of the
	             title and size.

	GM_HITTEST -- Determine if the object has been hit with the mouse.

	GM_GOACTIVE -- Tell the object to go active.

	GM_HANDLEINPUT -- Handle input.

	GM_RENDER -- Cause the text to render.

	GM_EXTENT -- Reports rendering extent.

	DTM_PROCLAYOUT -- Layout (remap) the text on the application's
	                  process.

	DTM_FRAMEBOX -- Obtain the display environment that the text
	                requires.

	DTM_SELECT -- Select an area in the text.

	DTM_CLEARSELECTED -- Deselect the selected area of the text.

	DTM_COPY -- Copy the selected area of the text to the clipboard
	            as FTXT. If no area is selected, then the entire text
	            is copied.

	DTM_PRINT -- Print the selected area of the text. If no area
	             is selected, then the entire text is printed.

	DTM_WRITE -- Write the selected area of the text to a file.
	             If no area is selected, then the entire text is saved.

	DTM_REMOVEDTOBJECT -- Remove the datatype object.

	DTM_TRIGGER -- Invoke the string search functionality.

    TAGS
	DTA_TextAttr (struct TextAttr *)
	    Text attribute to use for the text.

	    Applicability is (OM_NEW, OM_SET, OM_GET)

	DTA_TextFont (struct TextFont *)
	    Text font to use for the text.

	    Applicability is (OM_GET)

	TDTA_Buffer (CONST_STRPTR)
	    Pointer to the text data.

	    Applicability is (OM_NEW, OM_SET, OM_GET)

	TDTA_BufferLen (uint32)
	    Length of text data.

	    Applicability is (OM_NEW, OM_SET, OM_GET)

	TDTA_LineList (struct List *)
	    List of lines. The elements of the list are Line structures
	    (see <datatype/textclass.h>).

	    Applicability is (OM_GET)

	TDTA_WordSelect (CONST_STRPTR)
	    Word that has been double-clicked on.

	    Applicability is (OM_UPDATE, OM_NOTIFY)

	TDTA_WordDelim (CONST_STRPTR)
	    Characters used deliminate words.

	    Applicability is (OM_NET, OM_SET)

	TDTA_WordWrap (BOOL)
	    Used to turn word wrap on and off.

	    Defaults to FALSE.

	    Applicability is (OM_NEW, OM_SET, OM_GET)

	TDTA_TabSize (uint32)
	    Tab size in spaces.

	    Defaults to 8.

	    Applicability is (OM_NEW, OM_SET, OM_GET)

    SEE ALSO
	ascii.datatype