<doc>

<legacy_id></legacy_id>

<name>inputBeginEditing</name>

<type>message</type>

<syntax>

<example>inputBeginEditing</example>

</syntax>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<summary>Sent when a mobile text input control has become focused and editing has commenced.</summary>

<examples>

<example><p>on inputBeginEditing -- <i>disable the next button while editing</i></p><p> disable button &quot;next&quot;</p><p>end inputBeginEditing</p></example>

</examples>

<history>

<introduced version="4.6">Added</introduced>

<deprecated version=""></deprecated>

<removed version=""></removed>

<changed version="5.5.1">Android support added</changed>

</history>

<objects>

<iosTextInput/>

<androidTextInput/>

<androidMultiline/>

</objects>

<platforms>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<classification>

</classification>

<references>

<function tag="mobileControlGet">mobileControlGet Function</function>

<function tag="mobileControlTarget">mobileControlTarget Function</function>

<function tag="mobileControls">mobileControls Function</function>

<command tag="mobileControlCreate">mobileControlCreate Command</command>

<command tag="mobileControlDelete">mobileControlDelete Command</command>

<command tag="mobileControlSet">mobileControlSet Command</command>

<message tag="inputEndEditing">inputEndEditing Message</message>

<message tag="inputTextChanged">inputTextChanged Message</message>

<message tag="inputReturnKey">inputReturnKey Message</message>

</references>

<description>

<overview>The <b>inputBeginEditing</b> message is sent when an mobile text input control has become focused and editing has commenced. </overview>

<parameters>

</parameters>

<value></value>

<comments>Handle the <b>inputBeginEditing</b> message if you want to move LiveCode controls, make changes to the interface or perform an action when the user starts editing text in an iosTextInput, iosMultiline, androidTextInput or androidMultiline control.<p></p><p>The <b>inputBeginEditing</b> message is sent to the object containing the script that created the text input control.</p></comments>

</description>

</doc>