Help creating text entry box.

[Phinix]

Hello,

I am trying to set up an EditBox in my addon that will let me get the typed data as a string for use in various functions.

I have an XML template file which I have set up thusly:

<Backdrop name="$(parent)SearchBG" inherits="ZO_EditBackdrop" alpha="0.5" >
	<Dimensions x="365" y="25" />
	<Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="$(parent)" relativePoint="BOTTOMLEFT" offsetX="452" offsetY="7" />
</Backdrop>
		
<EditBox name="$(parent)SearchBox" inherits="ZO_DefaultEditForBackdrop" maxInputCharacters="100" editEnabled="true" AnchorFill="SearchBG" >
	<Dimensions x="365" y="25" />
	<Anchor point="TOPLEFT" relativeTo="$(parent)SearchBG" relativePoint="TOPLEFT" offsetX="0" offsetY="0" />
	<OnEnter>
	</OnEnter>
	<OnMouseEnter>
	</OnMouseEnter>
	<OnFocusLost>
	</OnFocusLost>
	<OnTextChanged>
	</OnTextChanged>
</EditBox>

When I attempt to use control:GetText() on the SearchBox control however, I receive the following error:

1459570963798820363:3: function expected instead of nil
stack traceback:
1459570963798820363:3: in function '(main chunk)'

[Phinix]

Well, I feel somewhat foolish!

It turns out the problem was that the function I was using to GetText() was defined in a local scope only.