ctrlSetTextSelection

-wrong parameter ("arma3dev") defined!-[[:Category:Introduced with arma3dev version 1.99|1.99]]

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Description

Description:

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Groups:

GUI Control

Syntax

Syntax:

Selects 'length' characters of edit control from the 'start' position and places cursor at the end of selection. To move cursor only, set 'length' to 0.

Parameters:

control: Control

[start, length]: Array

start: Number - selection start position

length: Number - length of characters to select (0 to only move the cursor)

Return Value:

control ctrlSetTextSelection [start, length]

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;

Additional Information

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[[Category:Introduced with arma3dev version 1.99]][[ Category: arma3dev: New Scripting Commands | CTRLSETTEXTSELECTION]][[ Category: arma3dev: Scripting Commands | CTRLSETTEXTSELECTION]]