Getting current line number of a table field.

[Bob Sneidar]

the mouseControl will give you the control number. If you get the long id of control (word 2 of the mouseControl) you will have the clicked object. Courtesy Trevor Devore. 

Bob S

> On Feb 14, 2018, at 08:24 , dunbarx via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> You know, I have given advice many times to people trying to find the
> selected field in a DG. The target  is always of the form, for example,
> "field Col 3 0005".
> 
> But how does the focussedObject return similar data in a table field? The
> fact that is does is marvelous indeed, but I never would have found that,
> and if I checked the dictionary, i definitely never would have thought of
> it.
> 
> A table field, after all, is but a single field, and the focusedObject ought
> to return a control reference, not a non existent "cell" gizmo.
> 
> At the very least, the dictionary should include this valuable variant of
> the property. And the user guide should have it in bold.
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
> 
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