ctrlSetTextSelection

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Description

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Description needed
Groups:
GUI Control

Syntax

Syntax:
Syntax needed
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:
Return value needed

Examples

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]

Additional Information

See also:
ctrlTextSelection ctrlSetText

Notes

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