Method XbpSLE():queryFirstChar() Foundation

Returns the position of the first character visible on the left of the XbpSLE screen display.

Syntax
:queryFirstChar() --> nPos
Return

This method returns a numeric value indicating the position in the edit buffer of the first character visible on the left of the entry field.

Description

The method :queryFirstChar() is used to determine the position in the edit buffer of the first character visible in the entry field. The first character in the edit buffer and the first visible character in the entry field are different when the character string has been horizontally scrolled on the screen.

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