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Returns the value of an EditBox.

text = editBox:GetText()

Returns

text

string - The current text; however, "|" and "\" are escaped as "||" and "\\".

Details

• Due to special character escaping, it is safe to immediately pass the return value back to EditBox:SetText().
• Returns the new value within OnTextSet and OnTextChanged handlers.

See also

• EditBox:GetNumber() - Extracts a number from an EditBox, or returns 0 if none found.