1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ui_elements/TextEditor.c b/src/ui_elements/TextEditor.c
index 620abea..1097f1c 100644
--- a/src/ui_elements/TextEditor.c
+++ b/src/ui_elements/TextEditor.c
@@ -507,3 +507,30 @@ void DrawTextArea(TextArea *ta, Rectangle rec) {
     }
     EndScissorMode();
 }
+
+char *GetText(TextArea *ta) {
+    size_t size = 0;
+    TextNode *node = ta->StartNode;
+    while (node != NULL) {
+        size += node->len + 1;
+        node = node->NextNode;
+    }
+
+    char *outp = malloc(size + 1);
+    if (outp == NULL) {
+        TraceLog(LOG_ERROR, "Failed to create a text from a text area");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    size_t idx = 0;
+    node = ta->StartNode;
+    while (node != NULL) {
+        memcpy(outp + idx, node->text, node->len);
+        idx += node->len + 1;
+        outp[idx - 1] = '\n';
+        node = node->NextNode;
+    }
+    outp[size] = 0x0;
+
+    return outp;
+}