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Chapter 3 - Word Processing Views / Word Processing View Reference

Protos / protoTXView

Externalize

protoTXView:Externalize()

Creates an object that contains all of the data for the document in the view, including the document's text, style runs, and rulers.

return value

A reference to the object that was created for the document. The object is allocated from the NewtonScript heap.

If you used *SetStore to store your document in a virtual binary object (VBO), your document is referenced from this frame.

Note

The object referenced by this method is intended for use as a black box, which means that you must use it for only two purposes: to save it into a soup or as input to the *Internalize method.