Selection Class | ||
The Selection class describes and handles the attributes of a text selection. Each of the properties of this class returns the property's default value if the selection does not contain a common value. In this case the IsCommonValueSelected method returns false. | ||
| Syntax: | [C#]
public class Selection
[Visual Basic]
Public Class Selection
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Constructors | ||
| Constructor | Description | |
| Selection | Initializes a new instance of the Selection class. | |
Properties | ||
| Property | Description | |
| Baseline | Gets or sets the baseline alignment, in twips, of the selected text. | |
| Bold | Gets or sets the bold attribute of the selected text. | |
| FontName | Gets or sets the font of the selected text. | |
| FontSize | Gets or sets the font's size, in twips, of the selected text. | |
| ForeColor | Returns or sets the color used to display the selected text. | |
| FormattingStyle | Gets or sets the formatting style of the selected text. | |
| Italic | Gets or sets the italic attribute of the selected text. | |
| Length | Returns or sets the number of characters selected. | |
| ListFormat | Gets or sets a bulleted or numbered list and/or its formatting attributes for the selected text. | |
| ParagraphFormat | Gets or sets the formatting attributes of the selected paragraphs. | |
| SectionFormat | Gets or sets page settings such as margins, size and orientation for the selected text. | |
| Start | Gets or sets the starting point of selected text. | |
| Strikeout | Gets or sets the strikeout attribute of the selected text. | |
| Text | Gets or sets a string containing the currently selected text. | |
| TextBackColor | Gets or sets the background color for selected text. | |
| Underline | Gets or sets underlining styles for the selected text. | |
Methods | ||
| Method | Description | |
| IsCommonValueSelected | Overloaded. Informs about whether a certain attribute has the same value for the complete selection. | |
| Load | Overloaded. Exchanges the selected text with text in a certain format. | |
| Save | Overloaded. Saves the selected text in a file, a byte array or as a string with a specified format. | |
Enumerations | ||
| Enumeration | Description | |
| Attribute | Determines a certain attribute. | |
| Example: | The following example shows how to select and format a piece of text.[C#]
textControl1.Text = "TX Text Control";
TXTextControl.Selection mySel = new TXTextControl.Selection(3, 4);
mySel.Bold = true;
mySel.Italic = true;
textControl1.Selection = mySel;
[Visual Basic]
TextControl1.Text = "TX Text Control"
Dim mySel as TXTextControl.Selection = New TXTextControl.Selection(3, 4)
mySel.Bold = True
mySel.Italic = True
TextControl1.Selection = mySel
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| See also: | Text Selections and Character Input, Graphical Overview. | |
