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WAIT EVENT <label>
Description:
This command processes a mouse event and deterimines if a click has
occured in the region specified for the region label. If the click is
not in that region, nothing happens. If a click does occur in the
active and specified region, the program continues. See the Technical
Reference section for more details about the button GET list array.
Syntax:
WAIT EVENT <label> [RELEASE]
Arguments:
<label> is an object name assciated with a region to prompt for.
Example:
DRAW BOX FROM 21,26 TO 22,56 // display a box
@ 21.5,28 DRAW "CLICK HERE..." // display message in box
DEFINE EVENT "PAUSE" ; // define the event area
FROM 21,26 TO 22,56 ; // specify the area
ACTIVATE // activate the region
WAIT EVENT "PAUSE" RELEASE // wait for a mouse press
Purpose: Wait for a mouse click in a specific region
Mapped Function: __WaitForClick() contained in GLLIBR.PRG.
dGE functions: mstatus(),mgethot()
Other GL UDFs: __ScanObjects(),__DeaEventRegion(),__RelEventRegion()
System variables: _handles_[]
System constants:
See Also:
DEFINE EVENT, ACTIVATE EVENT, DEACTIVATE EVENT, RELEASE EVENT
See Also:
__WaitForClick()
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