The Extended Text Library for Small Basic is a third-party extension created by JSakamoto that enhances the default text-handling capabilities within the Small Basic language, offering functions not found in the standard library. How to Use the Extended Text Library
Download and Install: Locate the Extended Text Library in the Small Basic Gallery.
Add the Extension: Place the extension DLL file into a folder named lib inside the Small Basic installation directory.
Use in Code: Once installed, you can access the extension in your Small Basic program. Unlike the standard Text. object, this library often provides advanced string manipulation methods.
Available Functions: These typically allow for more advanced text parsing, replacing, or formatting than the standard Small Basic text functions. How to Extend Small Basic Generally
Create Extensions: Extensions are created in C# or Visual Basic, ensuring all events are of type Microsoft.SmallBasic.Library.SmallBasicCallback.
Intellisense Support: If you compile your assembly, putting it in the lib folder will automatically enable help text via Intellisense and the context help pane, especially if you enable XML documentation in your build.
For a demonstration of how to work with text input and controls within Small Basic, this video provides a walkthrough: Small Basic 2.10 Text Boxes Text Input.
If you are looking for specific functions within this library, please tell me what you want to achieve (e.g., text splitting, encoding) and I can look into further details. Small Basic 2.10 Text Boxes Text Input