Emptying editbox

[BoudewijnEctor]

Hi, I've got a CEdit control, and a CString --> the CString will contain CEdit's text after de DDX_TEXT call, but after this I need the CEdit to be empty. I've tried by emptying the string, and then calling UpdateData(), but that just fills the string with the content of the CEdit, instead of the other way around. How can I do this?

[Chris Meech]

Try calling UpdateData(FALSE). The parameter is used to control the direction of data transfer. TRUE -> data from window to CString FALSE -> data from CString to window. Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. Oh and for those that ask programming questions in the lounge. Seek the truth here[^].

[David Crow]

Since UpdateData() is an all-or-nothing operation, it shouldn't be used on individual updates.

m_edit.SetWindowText("");

[Vitali Halershtein]

Hi again student ;P MSDN BOOL UpdateData( BOOL bSaveAndValidate = TRUE ); Return Value Nonzero if the operation is successful; otherwise 0. If bSaveAndValidate is TRUE, then a return value of nonzero means that the data is successfully validated. In other words: TRUE -> from screen, FALSE -> to screen :cool: Other way: set up text directly in the Edit similar: m_myEdit.SetWindowText(youStringHere); Hope this help. Vitali

[BoudewijnEctor]

Thank you, it really helped