Description
Use the wSelectionStart property to obtain the index (zero-based) of the first selected character in the edit control. Characters in the text box are enumerated from left to right. To get the number of selected characters, subtract the wSelectionStart property value from the wSelectionEnd property value.
Declaration
TestObj.wSelectionStart
| Read-Only Property | Integer |
| TestObj | A variable, parameter or expression that specifies a reference to one of the objects listed in the Applies To section | |||
Applies To
The property is applied to the following objects:
Developer Express MemoEdit, Developer Express TextEdit, Silverlight AutoCompleteBox and 3 more objects, Silverlight RichTextBox, Silverlight TextBox, Telerik RadMaskedXXXInput for Silverlight « Collapse the list
View Mode
To view this property in the Object Browser panel and in other panels and dialogs, activate the Advanced view mode.
Property Value
An integer value specified the index of the first selected character. If the text is not selected, wSelectionStart indicates the position of the cursor.