.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: EdGetText

.. _edgettext:

EdGetText
=========

.. us.tag  EdGetText ENGLISH EdGet

:ref:`EdGetText` copies the text from the given editor into a string variable.

.. function::  ssText = EdGetText(hEdit)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*ssText* is the text of the editor.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hEdit

   Identifies the editor.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-editors`,
   :ref:`EdGetSelectedText`,
   :ref:`EdCreate`

:sub:`id-1197977`