Option Menu Button value

[palanolho]

Greetings everyone.

I'm having some trouble with Option Menu bottons...

I know how to get the current index of the selected options of an option menu (using the menuHistory)

However,

- How do I get the value of the current selected item OR the value corresponding to index N?
- How can can I get the index of option "ABC"


Thanks in advance for any help.

- Miguel Pinto

[Klaus]

Hola Miguel,

what do you mean by "index" of an option button?
You can query the current LABEL of that button if that is what you mean?


Best

Klaus

[palanolho]

The menuHistory of a button returns the index of the selected option, correct?

So, I would like to be able to get the value of the button given the index or vice versa

[Klaus]

Hola Miguel,

The menuHistory of a button returns the index of the selected option, correct?

ah, yes, sure!

So, I would like to be able to get the value of the button given the index or vice versa

OK, just check "the text of btn xyz" = its menuitems!

With a number (menuhistory) in a variable named "tMenuH":
...
put the text of btn "your option button here" into tOptions
answer line tMenuH of tOptions
...
With a menuitem:
...
## We use LINEOFFSET
put the text of btn "your option button here" into tOptions
set the wholematches to TRUE
answer lineoffset("name of menu item",tOptions)
...

Best

Klaus