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+Returns the text that is currently entered in the EditBox.
+ local text = editBox:GetText()
-<center>'''GetText''' ''-Documentation by DerGhulbus-''</center>
+== Parameters ==
+=== Arguments ===
+: None
- str = editBox:GetText()
+=== Returns ===
+* text (string) - the current text in the EditBox as a string
-Returns the String that is currently entered in the EditBox.
+== Details ==
+Note that the special characters "|" and "\" are escaped in the returned string. That way GetText() returns "||" instead of "|" and "\\" instead of "\".
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-;''Arguments''
-''???''
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-;''Returns''
-:str
-:;str: String - the current String in the EditBox
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-;''Details''
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-;''Comments''
+== Comments ==
 If you want to read in numbers you should use the [[API EditBox GetNumber|GetNumber()]] function instead.