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selStart

Syntax

the selStart

Description

Cast member property; specifies the starting character of a selection. It is used with selEnd 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

selection() (function), selEnd, text