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<legacy_id>1730</legacy_id>

<name>foundLoc</name>

<type>function</type>

<syntax>

<example>the foundLoc</example>

<example>foundLoc()</example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>Database Operations</category>

</classification>

<references>

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

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

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary><glossary tag="return">Returns</glossary> the location of the top left corner of the box that surrounds text found by the <command tag="find">find</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>.</summary>

<examples>

<example>the foundLoc</example>

<example>drag from the foundLoc to the bottomLeft of this card</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Use the <b>foundLoc</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> to determine the location in the <glossary tag="stack window">stack window</glossary> where the found text is shown.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>foundLoc</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> two positive <glossary tag="integer">integers</glossary> separated by a comma.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>When the <b>find</b> command finds text, it surrounds the text with a box. The first <keyword tag="item">item</keyword> of the <glossary tag="return value">return value</glossary> is the horizontal distance in <property tag="pixels">pixels</property> from the left edge of the <object tag="stack">stack</object> to the left edge of this box. The second <keyword tag="item">item</keyword> of the <glossary tag="return value">returned value</glossary> is the vertical distance from the top edge of the <glossary tag="stack window">stack window</glossary> to the top of the box.</p><p/><p>The <b>foundLoc</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> is cleared when the text <keyword tag="selection">selection</keyword> moves into the <function tag="foundField">foundField</function> or when the <glossary tag="current card">current card</glossary> is closed. At the same time, the box the <command tag="find">find</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> draws around the found text disappears. If there is no box, the <b>foundLoc</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> <glossary tag="return">returns</glossary> empty.</p>

</description>

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