NAME
        text.datatype -- Root data type for text.

    FUNCTION
        The text.datatype is the super-class for any text related classes.

    METHODS
        OM_NEW -- Create a new text object.

        OM_GET -- Obtain the value of an attribute.

        OM_SET -- Set the values of multiple attributes.

        OM_UPDATE -- Update the values of multiple attributes.

        OM_DISPOSE -- Dispose of a text object.

        GM_LAYOUT -- Layout the object and notify the application of the
            title and size.

        GM_HITTEST -- Determine if the object has been hit with the
            mouse.

        GM_GOACTIVE -- Tell the object to go active.

        GM_HANDLEINPUT -- Handle input.

        GM_RENDER -- cause the text to render.

        DTM_PROCLAYOUT -- Layout (remap) the text on the application's
            process.

        DTM_FRAMEBOX -- Obtain the display environment that the text
            requires.

        DTM_SELECT -- Select an area in the text.

        DTM_CLEARSELECTED -- Deselect the selected area of the text.

        DTM_COPY -- Copy the selected area of the text to the clipboard
            as FTXT.  If no area is selected, then the entire text
            is copied.

        DTM_PRINT -- Print the selected area of the text.  If no area
            is selected, then the entire text is printed.

        DTM_WRITE -- write the selected area of the text to a file.
            If no area is selected, then the entire text is saved.

    TAGS
        DTA_TextAttr (struct textattr *) -- text attribute to use for
            the text.

            Applicability is (ISG).

        DTA_TextFont (struct textfont *) -- text font to use for
            the text.

            Applicability is (G).

        TDTA_Buffer (STRPTR) -- Pointer to the text data.

            Applicability is (ISG).

        TDTA_BufferLen (ULONG) -- Length of text data.

            Applicability is (ISG).

        TDTA_LineList (struct list *) -- list of lines.  the elements
            of the list are line structures (see <datatype/textclass.h>

            Applicability is (G).

        TDTA_WordSelect (STRPTR) -- Word that has been double-clicked on.

            Applicability is (NU).

        TDTA_WordDelim (STRPTR) -- Characters used deliminate words.

            Applicability is (IS).

        TDTA_WordWrap (BOOL) -- Used to turn word wrap on and off.
            Defaults to off.

            Applicability is (ISG).

    SEE ALSO
        ascii.datatype