Set the paint character for a new input window
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USupported on Unix
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VSupported on OpenVMS
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NSupported in Synergy .NET
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xcall IB_PAINT(build_id, character)
Arguments
build_id
The ID of the input window under construction. (n)
character
The paint character. (a)
Discussion
IB_PAINT determines which character “paints” an empty input field in the new input window. This subroutine is used when building a new input window at runtime.
Initially, the paint character is a blank. IB_PAINT resets the default paint character. Note that IB_FIELD’s D_FLD_PAINT option will override the character specified with IB_PAINT. Fields drawn from the Repository always override IB_PAINT.
A paint character can only be a printable character.
On Windows, paint characters have no meaning.
Examples
In the following example, the dot character will indicate where the user should type input in the input window being built. This paint character takes effect for all fields defined in the input window after this point using IB_FIELD.
xcall ib_paint(bldid, '.')
