%HI_GetSelEF function

Function

The function %HI_GetBSelEF retrieves a beginning position of current selection in the windows control Text entry field.

The function %HI_GetESelEF retrieves an end position of current selection in the windows control Text entry field.

Declaration

%HI_GetBSelEF(
   INT in refEntryField
 )

%HI_GetESelEF(
   INT in refEntryField
 )

Parameters

refEntryField

Reference to Entry field (reference variable).

Description

The position represents the sequential number of some character (=> starts from 1) and the bound of selection that is detected is after it.
For example, if the value of %HI_GetBSelEF = 1 and the value of %HI_GetESelEF = 2, the selection contains the first character.
The shift of cursor at the end may be done as follows:

Example

 INT _length
 
 ; character count in the windows control
 _length := %LenStr(%HI_GetText(_refEntryField))
  ; a cursor is placed after the last character
 _length := _length - 1
 %HI_SetSelEF(_refEntryField, _length, _length)