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{{Feature|Informative|<tt>length</tt> could be negative if text selection is made from right to left. Use [[abs]] with <tt>length</tt> or [[count]] with <tt>selectedText</tt> if string length is required. <tt>start</tt> always indicates at what position in text selection is started. The cursor position will always be at the end of the selection. So if selection is made from right to left the cursor position will be at the left end of the selection. In order to find cursor position add <tt>start</tt> and <tt>length</tt> together (see example 3)}}
{{Feature|Informative|<tt>length</tt> could be negative if text selection is made from right to left. Use [[abs]] with <tt>length</tt> or [[count]] with <tt>selectedText</tt> if string length is required. <tt>start</tt> always indicates at what position in text selection is started. The cursor position will always be at the end of the selection. So if selection is made from right to left the cursor position will be at the left end of the selection. In order to find cursor position add <tt>start</tt> and <tt>length</tt> together (see example 3)}}


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Revision as of 23:00, 12 June 2021

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Description

Description:
Description needed
Groups:
GUI Control

Syntax

Syntax:
ctrlTextSelection control
Parameters:
control: Control
Return Value:
Return value needed

Examples

Example 1:
Selection is made from left to right:ctrlTextSelection _control; //[0, 11, "Hello World"]
Example 2:
Selection is made from right to left:ctrlTextSelection _control; //[11, -11, "Hello World"]
Example 3:
Find cursor position:ctrlTextSelection _control params ["_start", "_length"]; private _cursorPos = _start + _length;

Additional Information

See also:
ctrlSetTextSelection

Notes

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