Text(ID)

base classes — bpy_struct, ID

class bpy.types.Text(ID)

Text data-block referencing an external or packed text file

current_character

Index of current character in current line, and also start index of character in selection if one exists

Type:

int in [0, inf], default 0

current_line

Current line, and start line of selection if one exists

Type:

TextLine, (readonly, never None)

current_line_index

Index of current TextLine in TextLine collection

Type:

int in [-inf, inf], default 0

filepath

Filename of the text file

Type:

string, default “”, (never None)

indentation

Use tabs or spaces for indentation

  • TABS Tabs – Indent using tabs.

  • SPACES Spaces – Indent using spaces.

Type:

enum in [‘TABS’, ‘SPACES’], default ‘TABS’

is_dirty

Text file has been edited since last save

Type:

boolean, default False, (readonly)

is_in_memory

Text file is in memory, without a corresponding file on disk

Type:

boolean, default False, (readonly)

is_modified

Text file on disk is different than the one in memory

Type:

boolean, default False, (readonly)

lines

Lines of text

Type:

bpy_prop_collection of TextLine, (readonly)

select_end_character

Index of character after end of selection in the selection end line

Type:

int in [0, inf], default 0

select_end_line

End line of selection

Type:

TextLine, (readonly, never None)

select_end_line_index

Index of last TextLine in selection

Type:

int in [-inf, inf], default 0

use_module

Run this text as a Python script on loading

Type:

boolean, default False

clear()

clear the text block

write(text)

write text at the cursor location and advance to the end of the text block

Parameters:

text (string, (never None)) – New text for this data-block

from_string(text)

Replace text with this string.

as_string()

Return the text as a string

Return type:

string, (never None)

is_syntax_highlight_supported()

Returns True if the editor supports syntax highlighting for the current text datablock

Return type:

boolean

select_set(line_start, char_start, line_end, char_end)

Set selection range by line and character index

Parameters:

  • line_start (int in [-inf, inf]) – Start Line

  • char_start (int in [-inf, inf]) – Start Character

  • line_end (int in [-inf, inf]) – End Line

  • char_end (int in [-inf, inf]) – End Character

cursor_set(line, character=0, select=False)

Set cursor by line and (optionally) character index

Parameters:

  • line (int in [0, inf]) – Line

  • character (int in [0, inf], (optional)) – Character

  • select (boolean, (optional)) – Select when moving the cursor

as_module()
classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass(id, default=None)
Parameters:

id (string) – The RNA type identifier.

Returns:

The RNA type or default when not found.

Return type:

bpy.types.Struct subclass

classmethod bl_rna_get_subclass_py(id, default=None)
Parameters:

id (string) – The RNA type identifier.

Returns:

The class or default when not found.

Return type:

type

region_as_string(range=None)
Parameters:

range (Two pairs of ints) – The region of text to be returned, defaulting to the selection when no range is passed. Each int pair represents a line and column: ((start_line, start_column), (end_line, end_column)) The values match Python’s slicing logic (negative values count backwards from the end, the end value is not inclusive).

Returns:

The specified region as a string.

Return type:

str.

region_from_string(body, range=None)
Parameters:

  • body (str) – The text to be inserted.

  • range (Two pairs of ints) – The region of text to be returned, defaulting to the selection when no range is passed. Each int pair represents a line and column: ((start_line, start_column), (end_line, end_column)) The values match Python’s slicing logic (negative values count backwards from the end, the end value is not inclusive).

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