ctrlSetTextSelection

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Description

Description:

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:

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