ActiveReports 8
SelectionLength Property
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GrapeCity.ActiveReports.v8 Assembly > GrapeCity.ActiveReports.SectionReportModel Namespace > RichTextBox Class : SelectionLength Property

Glossary Item Box

Gets or sets the number of characters selected in control.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Public Property SelectionLength As System.Integer
C# 
public System.int SelectionLength {get; set;}

Property Value

The number of characters selected in the text box.

Remarks

You can use this property to determine if any characters are currently selected in the text box control before performing operations on the selected text.

Example

C#Copy Code
private void detail_Format(object sender, System.EventArgs eArgs)
{
    if (this.rtbActiveReport.Find("List") != -1)
    {
        this.rtbActiveReport.SelectionStart = this.rtbActiveReport.Find("List");
        this.rtbActiveReport.SelectionLength = 4;
        this.rtbActiveReport.SelectionIndent = 0.5f;
    }
}
Visual BasicCopy Code
Private Sub Detail1_Format(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Detail1.Format
    If Not Me.rtbActiveReport.Find("List") = -1 Then
        Me.rtbActiveReport.SelectionStart = Me.rtbActiveReport.Find("List")
        Me.rtbActiveReport.SelectionLength = 4
        Me.rtbActiveReport.SelectionIndent = 0.5
    End If
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

Reference

RichTextBox Class
RichTextBox Members
ActiveReports6~GrapeCity.ActiveReports.RichTextBox~SelectionStart