Futurebasic/Language/Reference/def cbox
DEF <just> BOX Statements edit
DEF <just>BOX edit
Statements edit
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Syntax edit
DEF {CBOX|LBOX|RBOX} ({rect | #rectAddr&}, stringVar$)
Description edit
Draws the text in stringVar$ (using the current font, size, style, etc.) within the rectangle specified by rect (which should be an 8-byte variable such as a RECT type) or pointed to by rectAddr&.
No frame is drawn around the rectangle. If the rectangle is not wide enough to contain the entire string, then the string is automatically wrapped around to the next line, at word boundaries.
Each line of text is either Centered, Left-justified or Right-justified within the rectangle, depending on which variant of the statement you use.
No text is ever drawn outside of the rectangle; if the rectangle is not big enough to contain the entire string, then the text is clipped.
Example edit
image res/cd.gif CD Example: DEF jBOX.BAS
FB Lite Behavior edit
When you use the "FB Lite" runtime, the DEF <just>BOX statements switch to the Graphics Window before executing.
Note edit
To draw rectangle-bounded text that will redraw itself automatically (during a window refresh), use a static edit field (see the EDIT FIELD statement).
See Also edit
EDIT FIELD