[Gambas-user] This Gambas 2 example does not work properly:

[Benoît Minisini]

> The problem is setting a zero length string to the label
> For example
> 
> 
>     'make a label label1 on the form with text ="B"
>     'then run the following...
> 
>     DIM s AS STRING
>     s = "D"
>     s = Left(s, 0)
>     PRINT Len(s) - 1, "*"; s; "*"  ' s is correct: empty string
>     Label1.text = s                ' <-this does not overwrite the 'B' to
> empty.
> 
> -Fernando
> 
> 
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: "nando" <nando_f at ...951...>
> To: "Benoit" <gambas-user at lists.sourceforge.net>
> Sent: Tue, 10 May 2011 22:58:58 -0400
> 
> Subject: [Gambas-user] This Gambas 2 example does not work properly:
> > Make a label on a form: Label1
> > 
> > In code, run the following 3 lines:
> >   Label1.text = "B"
> >   Label1.text = Left$(Label1.text, Len(Label1.Text) - 1)
> >   Label1.text = Left$(Label1.text, 0)
> > 
> > Line 2 or line 3 should reduce it to an empty string.
> > It doesn't
> > 
> > -Fernando
> > 

What is the Gambas version ? Do you use gb.gtk or gb.qt ? What is your desktop 
?

Regards,

-- 
Benoît Minisini