[sword-devel] getKeyText() doesn't always return keys.

[David "Judah's Shadow" Blue]

On Thursday, March 28, 2024 2:11:19 PM EDT Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> The weirdness you might be running into is the behavior that SWLex
> modules 'snap' their key to the nearest entry upon renderText (or
> stripText, as you are calling).
> I know this doesn't seem completely intuitive, but I would try calling
> stripText BEFORE calling getKeyText().

That actually makes a lot of sense based on what I've seen, where I 
occasionally get a key I entered previously.
 
>  I wouldn't recommend using
> setPersist.  This will force the module to use the same external key and
> let you manage cleaning up that key memory when you are finished, rather
> than letting the module manage its own internal key.

That also makes sense. And yeah I don't want to be managing the keys myself so 
I'll avoid setting persist.

> I hope this helps.

Yes, it does. Thanks,