Description
Use the wSelection property to obtain the text, which is currently selected in the mobile text edit control. To get the starting and ending character positions of the selected text, use the wSelectionStart and wSelectionEnd properties, respectively.
To obtain the entire text displayed in the edit control, use the wText property.
Declaration
TestObj.wSelection
| Read-Only Property | String |
| 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:
Android EditText, iOS TextEdit, iOS TextView and 2 more objects, Xamarin.Forms Editor, Xamarin.Forms Entry « Collapse the list
View Mode
This property is available in the Object Browser panel and in other panels and dialogs in both Basic and Advanced view modes.
Property Value
The text selected in the edit control. If no text is selected, the property returns an empty string.
Example
The code below demonstrates how you can obtain the text selected in the mobile EditText control by using the wSelection property:
JavaScript, JScript
function Test()
{
// Select the mobile device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice");
// Obtain the EditText object and enter the text in it
var p = Mobile.Device("MyDevice").Process("test.app");
var edit = p.RootLayout("").EditText("edit1");
edit.SetText("Do cats eat bats?");
// Select a portion of the text by simulating a long touch over the control
edit.LongTouch(5, 0);
// Obtain the selected text and post it to the test log
var selectedText = edit.wSelection;
Log.Message(selectedText);
}
Python
def Test():
# Select the mobile device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice")
# Obtain the EditText object and enter the text in it
p = Mobile.Device("MyDevice").Process("test.app")
edit = p.RootLayout("").EditText("edit1")
edit.SetText("Do cats eat bats?")
# Select a portion of the text by simulating a long touch over the control
edit.LongTouch(5, 0)
# Obtain the selected text and post it to the test log
selectedText = edit.wSelection
Log.Message(selectedText)VBScript
Sub Test
' Select the mobile device
Mobile.SetCurrent("MyDevice")
' Obtain the EditText object and enter the text in it
Set p = Mobile.Device("MyDevice").Process("test.app")
Set edit = p.RootLayout("").EditText("edit1")
edit.SetText("Do cats eat bats?")
' Select a portion of the text by simulating a long touch over the control
Call edit.LongTouch(5, 0)
' Obtain the selected text and post it to the test log
selectedText = edit.wSelection
Log.Message(selectedText)
End Sub
DelphiScript
procedure Test();
var p, edit, selectedText;
begin
// Select the mobile device
Mobile.SetCurrent('MyDevice');
// Obtain the EditText object and enter the text in it
p := Mobile.Device('MyDevice').Process('test.app');
edit := p.RootLayout('').EditText('edit1');
edit.SetText('Do cats eat bats?');
// Select a portion of the text by simulating a long touch over the control
edit.LongTouch(5, 0);
// Obtain the selected text and post it to the test log
selectedText := edit.wSelection;
Log.Message(selectedText);
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function Test()
{
// Select the mobile device
Mobile["SetCurrent"]("MyDevice");
// Obtain the EditText object and enter the text in it
var p = Mobile["Device"]("MyDevice")["Process"]("test.app");
var edit = p["RootLayout"]("")["EditText"]("edit1");
edit["SetText"]("Do cats eat bats?");
// Select a portion of the text by simulating a long touch over the control
edit["LongTouch"](5, 0);
// Obtain the selected text and post it to the test log
var selectedText = edit["wSelection"];
Log["Message"](selectedText);
}
See Also
Testing Android Applications
Testing iOS Applications
Selecting Text Within the Edit Text Control
Selecting Text Within an Edit Control
wText Property (Mobile Edit Controls)
wSelectionStart Property (Mobile Controls)
wSelectionEnd Property (Mobile Controls)