hiSetCurrentTextSelectionLoc

hiSetCurrentTextSelectionLoc(
w_windowId 
x_startIndex 
x_endIndex 
)
=> t | nil

Description

Selects the range of text specified by the start and end indexes in the given text window. This is equivalent to selecting the text with the mouse.

Arguments

w_windowId	ID of the text window.
x_startIndex	The index of the first character to be selected, starting from 0.
x_endIndex	The index of the last character to be selected.

Values Returned

t	The requested range was selected.
nil	The requested range was not selected.

Examples

The hiSetCurrentTextSelectionLoc function selects the first 7 characters. The hiGetClipboard function returns the selected text, Private, which is stored in the clipboard.

win=(view "memoirs.txt")
(hiSetCurrentTextSelectionLoc win 0:6) 
(hiGetClipboard) 
> "Private"

Related Topics

Functions of Viewfile Window

hiGetClipboard

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