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Re: Escaping the Ampersand (&)

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Subject: Re: Escaping the Ampersand (&)
From: Phil M <phil at mobleybros dot com>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:33:03 -0800
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On Feb 24, 2005, at 10:10 AM, Aaron Ballman wrote:

I have a StaticText field that refuses to display the ampersand character (&). I'm sure it's just a reserved character that signifies something to RB, but I'm not sure how to escape it.

The & is used to denote a keyboard mnemonic on Windows and Linux, so it puts an underline under the next character in the string when being displayed.

This list is for answering questions such as this, but this particular question could have been answered if you looked at the RB tip palette.

Unlike other program's tips palette, REALbasics tips are actually very useful for beginners and advanced users. In addition to hints like this, the tip palette also shows function parameters including the optional parameters. It is always a useful tool to have around.

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