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GETSECRET()
Keyboard input function for hidden input (similar to a GET field)
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Syntax
GETSECRET(<cDefault>,[<nRow>],[<nColumn>],[<lSAY>],
[<cPrompt>]) --> cInput
Arguments
<cDefault> Designates the length and contents of the input field.
<nRow> Designates the row in which the input occurs. The default
is the current cursor position.
<nColumn> Designates the column in which the input occurs. The
default is the current cursor position.
<lSAY> When you specify .T. and close GETSECRET(), the actual data
input is displayed with the default color attribute.
<cPrompt> Designates the text to display in front of the input
field at the selected coordinates.
Returns
GETSECRET() returns the input string.
Description
If you call this function, a simple input field is made available. All
characters input are displayed as asterisks (*) to hide the actual
input. All control keys are interpreted exactly as in a CA-Clipper GET
mask.
The length and default for the string are specified in the <cDefault>
parameter. This allows a normal input field to be portrayed with VAR =
SPACE(length). The input field starts at the current cursor position or
at the designated row and column.
Similar to @ ... SAY ... GET, you can also display text just before the
input field. The field starting position is moved accordingly
In the CA-Clipper SET COLOR TO command, the first color you designate is
used for screen output; the second for input fields. GETSECRET() uses
these color designators exactly like CA- Clipper. If you designate the
<lSAY> parameter as .T., you can determine (as with a SAY), whether the
data is redisplayed in its amended form at the point of input. However,
GETSECRET() only displays asterisks to hide this data. This is useful
when input breaks off due to an ESC, because at least the correct number
of asterisks is displayed. The affected area also contains the standard
color attribute.
Notes
. GETSECRET() uses the CA-Clipper console input internal
routines and supports the INS display in SCOREBOARD. In addition,
the SET ESCAPE, SET BELL, SET INTENSITY, SET DELIMITERS, and SET
CONFIRM switches are acknowledged.
. Key traps may occur with GETSECRET() when the cursor position
within a field is saved. You can then call GETSECRET() recursively,
as long as sufficient stack memory is available.
Examples
. Show the secret field at the current cursor position:
cVar:= SPACE(20) // 20 position secret field
cVar:= GETSECRET(cVar) // Retain input attribute
. Show the secret a 10-space field, row 10, column 20:
cVar:= GETSECRET(SPACE(10), 10, 20)
. After input is finished, the actual data input is redisplayed
on the screen. This area contains the standard color attribute. The
input is moved by the text preceding the input field:
SET CONFIRM ON // Close with RETURN
cVar:= "Default text"
GETSECRET(cVar, 10, 20, .T., "Please input: ")
See Also:
GETINPUT()
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