Re: [Pythoncard-users] Getting the number of lines (entries) in a textarea widget

[Phil E. <ph...@li...>]

Tony Cappellini wrote:
> I've printed a list of filenames in a textarea widget.
> 
> I want to see how many filenames are in the widget.
> 
> When I call GetNumberOfLines() or getNumberOfLines(), they both return 1.
> 
> Is there a way to query the widget to actually get the number of items printed ?
> 

If you're using a textarea to store a list, wouldn't it be simpler to 
just use a list widget instead? Then just make a call to 
len(self.components.listName.items) to find out how many are in there.

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Regards

Phil Edwards
Brighton, UK