insert_text

insert_text :: (edit: *Text_Edit, text: string)

Replace the selection (or insert at the caret) with text.

Parameters

edit: *Text_Edit

the text being edited.

text: string

the text to insert. Line breaks are removed in a single-line edit.

edit: Text_Edit;
defer free_text_edit(*edit);
set_contents(*edit, "hello");
select_all(*edit);
insert_text(*edit, "bye");  // replaces the selection
assert(contents(*edit) == "bye");