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|gr1= GUI Control | |gr1= GUI Control | ||
| − | |descr=Selects | + | |descr=Selects {{hl|length}} characters of edit control from the {{hl|start}} position and places cursor at the end of selection. |
| − | {{Feature | | + | {{Feature|informative|To only move the cursor, set ''length'' to 0. To select text from right to left, use negative ''length'' (See [[ctrlTextSelection]] for more info)}} |
|s1= control [[ctrlSetTextSelection]] [start, length] | |s1= control [[ctrlSetTextSelection]] [start, length] | ||
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|p1= control: [[Control]] | |p1= control: [[Control]] | ||
| − | |p2 | + | |p2= start: [[Number]] - selection start position |
| − | + | ||
| − | | | + | |p3= 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) |
|r1= [[Nothing]] | |r1= [[Nothing]] | ||
| − | |x1= < | + | |x1= <sqf>_control ctrlSetTextSelection [5, 10];</sqf> |
| − | |x2= < | + | |x2= <sqf> |
| − | + | disableSerialization; | |
| − | _ctrl | + | private _ctrl = findDisplay 46 createDisplay "RscDisplayEmpty" ctrlCreate ["RscEditMulti", -1]; |
| − | _ctrl | + | _ctrl ctrlSetPosition [0,0,0.5,0.3]; |
| − | _ctrl | + | _ctrl ctrlCommit 0; |
| − | _ctrl | + | _ctrl ctrlSetText "Hello World"; |
| − | + | _ctrl ctrlSetTextSelection [6, 5]; // selects World | |
| + | ctrlSetFocus _ctrl; | ||
| + | </sqf> | ||
| − | |x3= Select text from right to left:< | + | |x3= Select text from right to left: |
| + | <sqf>_control ctrlSetTextSelection [5, -4];</sqf> | ||
|seealso= [[ctrlTextSelection]] [[ctrlSetText]] | |seealso= [[ctrlTextSelection]] [[ctrlSetText]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:30, 4 May 2022
Description
- Description:
- Selects length characters of edit control from the start position and places cursor at the end of selection.
- Groups:
- GUI Control
Syntax
- Syntax:
- control ctrlSetTextSelection [start, length]
- Parameters:
- control: Control
- 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
Examples
- Example 1:
- 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:
Additional Information
- See also:
- ctrlTextSelection ctrlSetText
Notes
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