Syntax
| Visual Basic (Declaration) | |
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Public ReadOnly Property SelectionLength As Integer | |
| Visual Basic (Usage) |  Copy Code |
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Dim instance As Field Dim value As Integer value = instance.SelectionLength | |
| C# | |
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public int SelectionLength {get;} | |
Property Value
The length of the selection.The default is 0.
Remarks
You can use this property to determine if any characters are currently selected in the control before performing operations on the selected text. When the value of the SelectionLength property is set to a value that is larger than the number of characters within the text of the control, the value of the SelectionLength property is set to the entire length of text within the control minus the value of the SelectionStart property (if any value is specified for the SelectionStart property).
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