ctrlSetTextSelection

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Description

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