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Attachmate.Reflection.Objects.Emulation.IbmHosts Library / Attachmate.Reflection.Objects.Emulation.IbmHosts Library / IbmScreen Object / GetCharacter Method
The character row position.
The character column position.
Example
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    GetCharacter Method (IbmScreen)
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    Gets the ScreenCharacter at the specified location.
    Syntax
    expression.GetCharacter( _
   ByVal row As Integer, _
   ByVal column As Integer _
) As ScreenCharacter object
    where expression is a variable that represents a IbmScreen Object

    Parameters

    row
    The character row position.
    column
    The character column position.

    Return Value

    The character at the specified screen locationThis is a ScreenCharacter Object that contains the character at the specified screen location.
    Exceptions
    ExceptionDescription
    ArgumentOutOfRangeException This exception is thrown if the row or column parameters are outside the range of valid values: (1 to Rows) or (1 to Columns).
    Example
    This example tabs to the next field if the current location is protected.
    Sub TabToNextField()
 
    If ThisIbmTerminal.screen.GetCharacter(ThisIbmTerminal.screen.CursorRow, ThisIbmTerminal.screen.CursorColumn).IsProtectedField = True Then
 
        Debug.Print "Protected"
 
        ThisIbmTerminal.screen.SendControlKey ControlKeyCode_Tab
 
    End If
 
End Sub
    See Also

    Reference

    IbmScreen Object
    IbmScreen Members

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