[jawsscripts] Re: Function for verifying the contents of a variable.
- From: Saylien Brown <saybro@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:40:55 -0500
Sorry, just seeing your post. I'll give it a shot.
At 11:37 AM 2/2/2012, you wrote:
>The idea behind my first post on this thread was for you to try this:
>
>if typeOf(getWord()) == "int" then
> ; Int-related stuff.
>else ; string
> ; String-related stuff.
>endIf
>
>On Thu, Feb 02, 2012 at 11:11:17AM -0500, Saylien Brown wrote:
>It's a block of text that is retrieved by using the GetWord () function.
>
>So my script would say:
>
>If (GetWord () == Number) Then
>Do the following...
>ElIf (GetWord () == Text) Then
>Do the following...
>EndIf
>
>So functions like StringContains and
>StringCompare aren't quite what I'm looking for.
>I want a function that will check to see if the
>entire contents of GetWord () is a number or text string.
>
>At 10:56 AM 2/2/2012, you wrote:
> >Saylien, it depends on how u initially defined the variable. If u
> >defined it as a string, then it's a string. If u defined it as a
> >handle or integer, then it's an integer.
> >
> >Now--if u mean whether or not the text contained in a string is a
> >number, u can use StringToInt or StringContainsChars.
> >
> >On 2/2/12, Saylien Brown <saybro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm using the latest build of JAWS 13 under Windows 7.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if there is a JAWS function for confirming if the
> > > value stored in a variable is a number or text string? Sure there is,
> > > but looking through the list of over 250 functions to find it has my
> > > head spinning.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help.
> > >
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