Get the cursor position in TextArea?

[membersound]

Hi,

can I know from the backing code where the cursor in the TextArea is placed? Eg to extract the text that is in front of the cursor, and after it.

Also, is it possible to format a text to be displayed differently than the backend source holds the text? Eg if I have a comma-separated list, can I keep that list in backend with commas, but display it in UI without commas?

Thanks

[Jens]

can I know from the backing code where the cursor in the TextArea is placed? Eg to extract the text that is in front of the cursor, and after it.

TextArea.getCursorPos() ?

 

Also, is it possible to format a text to be displayed differently than the backend source holds the text? Eg if I have a comma-separated list, can I keep that list in backend with commas, but display it in UI without commas?

You can freely format your text before setting it into the TextArea and you can also freely format the text for your backend after you have retrieved it from the TextArea. So just add and remove commas the way you want it.

-- J.

[Kody]

Ups, I missed the getCurserPos(). Thanks!

Anyways: yes I know I can modify the box text back and forth. But I'm more looking in some type in Formatter or something like that. Just like eg Numbers or Dates can be displayed differently in the UI though their value stays the same in the backend.

2013/3/7 Jens <jens.ne...@gmail.com>

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[Jens]

You can use com.google.gwt.text.shared.Renderer/Parser or roll your own Formatter to implement the back and forth logic and then you could also create a custom TextArea that requires a Renderer/Parser or your custom Formatter.

Shouldn't be too difficult.

-- J.

[membersound]

Is there any function to return the XY Pixel coordinates for the cursor? Or at least the pixel position inside the widget like TextArea so that I could calculate the absolute XY?