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selEnd
Syntax
the selEnd
Description
Global property; specifies the last character of a selection. It is used with selStart
to identify a selection in the current editable field, counting from the beginning character.
This property can be tested and set. The default value is 0.
Example
These statements select "cde" from the field "abcdefg":
the selStart = 3 the selEnd = 5
Example
This statement calls the handler noSelection
when selEnd
is the same as selStart
:
if the selEnd = the selStart then noSelection
Example
This statement makes a selection 20 characters long:
the selEnd = the selStart + 20
See also
editable
, hilite (command)
, selection() (function)
, selStart
, text
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