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Displaying Text Area Value

Input Control get value

				
					{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><block type=\"Control_ChangeableInputControl_getInputValue\"><value name=\"this\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">inputControl</field></block></value></block></xml>"}
				
			

This block is used to getting the value from the text area for displaying. 

Parameters: Screen Item (Input Control)
Output: Screen Item
Sample code:

				
					{"blocks":"<xml xmlns=\"https://developers.google.com/blockly/xml\"><variables><variable>mainLayout</variable><variable>mainScreen</variable><variable>inputControl</variable><variable>valueInput</variable></variables><block type=\"pxt-on-start\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"><statement name=\"HANDLER\"><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainLayout</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"ScreenItem_createLayout\"/></value><next><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainScreen</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"Screen_create\"><value name=\"label\"><shadow type=\"text\"><field name=\"TEXT\">Main</field></shadow></value><value name=\"layout\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainLayout</field></block></value></block></value><next><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">inputControl</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"Control_createTextArea\"/></value><next><block type=\"variables_set\"><field name=\"VAR\">valueInput</field><value name=\"VALUE\"><shadow type=\"math_number\"><field name=\"NUM\">0</field></shadow><block type=\"Control_createTextInput\"><field name=\"type\">TextInputType.Text</field></block></value><next><block type=\"Control_ChangeableInputControl_setInputValue\"><value name=\"this\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">inputControl</field></block></value><value name=\"v\"><shadow type=\"text\"><field name=\"TEXT\">Typing something~</field></shadow></value><next><block type=\"Control_ChangeableInputControl_setInputValue\"><value name=\"this\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">valueInput</field></block></value><value name=\"v\"><block type=\"Control_ChangeableInputControl_getInputValue\"><value name=\"this\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">inputControl</field></block></value></block></value><next><block type=\"ScreenItem_Layout_add\"><value name=\"this\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainLayout</field></block></value><value name=\"item\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">inputControl</field></block></value><next><block type=\"ScreenItem_Layout_add\"><value name=\"this\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">mainLayout</field></block></value><value name=\"item\"><block type=\"variables_get\"><field name=\"VAR\">valueInput</field></block></value></block></next></block></next></block></next></block></next></block></next></block></next></block></next></block></statement></block></xml>"}
				
			

The output: