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SelectionLength Property
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FarPoint.Win Assembly > FarPoint.Win Namespace > SuperEditBase Class : SelectionLength Property


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Gets or sets the number of characters selected in the edit control.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Overridable Property SelectionLength As Integer
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As SuperEditBase
Dim value As Integer
 
instance.SelectionLength = value
 
value = instance.SelectionLength
C# 
public virtual int SelectionLength {get; set;}

Property Value

Integer number of characters in the length of the selection

Remarks

Setting this property to a value less than zero causes a run-time error.

To return the selected text in the control, use the SelectedText property.

This property is available at run time only.

Example

C#Copy Code
control.EditModeCursorPosition = FarPoint.Win.EditModeCursorPosition.LastKnownPosition;
control.Text = "This is a test for HideSelection";
control.ControlType = FarPoint.Win.ControlType.Normal;
control.SelectionStart = 2;
control.SelectionLength = 5;
control.Selectable = true;
control.HideSelection = false;
control.AutoMenu = true;
textBox1.Text = control.SelectedText();
control.MaxLength = 9;
Visual BasicCopy Code
control.EditModeCursorPosition = FarPoint.Win.EditModeCursorPosition.LastKnownPosition
control.Text = "This is a test for HideSelection"
control.ControlType = FarPoint.Win.ControlType.Normal
control.SelectionStart = 2
control.SelectionLength = 5
control.Selectable = True
control.HideSelection = False
control.AutoMenu = True
TextBox1.Text = control.SelectedText()
control.MaxLength = 9

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

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