ctrlSetTextSelection: Difference between revisions

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Description:: Selects length characters of edit control from the start position and places cursor at the end of selection.
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To move cursor only, set length to 0. To select text from right to left, use negative length (See ctrlTextSelection for more info)
Groups:: GUI Control

Syntax:: control ctrlSetTextSelection [start, length]
Parameters:: control: Control
: [start, length]: Array
: start: Number - selection start position
: length: Number - length of characters to select (0 to only move the cursor). Negative length will select text from right to left (see example 3)
Return Value:: Nothing

Example 1:: _control ctrlSetTextSelection [5, 10]
Example 2:: disableSerialization; private _ctrl = findDisplay 46 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty" ctrlCreate ["RscEditMulti", -1]; _ctrl ctrlSetPosition [0,0,0.5,0.3]; _ctrl ctrlCommit 0; _ctrl ctrlSetText "Hello World"; _ctrl ctrlSetTextSelection [6, 5]; // selects World ctrlSetFocus _ctrl;
Example 3:: Select text from right to left:_control ctrlSetTextSelection [5, -4]

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 |gr1= GUI Control
-|descr=Selects <tt>length</tt> characters of edit control from the <tt>start</tt> position and places cursor at the end of selection.
+|descr=Selects {{hl|length}} characters of edit control from the {{hl|start}} position and places cursor at the end of selection.
-{{Feature | Informative | To move cursor only, set <tt>length</tt> to 0. To select text from right to left, use negative <tt>length</tt> (See [[ctrlTextSelection]] for more info)}}
+{{Feature | Informative | To move cursor only, set {{hl|length}} to 0. To select text from right to left, use negative {{hl|length}} (See [[ctrlTextSelection]] for more info)}}
 |s1= control [[ctrlSetTextSelection]] [start, length]