ComboBox_GetEditSel Method
Description
This method will return a list indicating the start and end position of the selected characters in the edit control of a ComboBox.
Parameters
- MyControlReference
- Reference to the control in the form of MyProject_MyForm_MyControl.
- ProjectFile
- String identifying the project as it was passed in LoadProject.
- DialogName
- String identifying the dialog by name.
- ControlName
- String identifying the control by name.
Return Values
Returns the following according to the situation:
- List of two integers indicating the start and end character positions of the selected text.
- Nil if the control is not found or does not support this function.
AutoLISP Syntax
The recommended convention is passing the control identifier directly:
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(Odcl_ComboBox_GetEditSel MyControlReference [as Reference] ) |
An alternative convention is to identify the control by providing the project file, the dialog name and the control name:
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(Odcl_ComboBox_GetEditSel ProjectFile [as String] DialogName [as String] ControlName [as String] ) |
Remarks
This method does not work for styles that are read-only.
Applies For
Example
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; Get the range of selected text (setq rValue (Odcl_ComboBox_GetEditSel MyProject_MyForm_MyControl)) |