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The SelectedText property is used to get and change the text selected in an Edit control, editable Combo Box control or editable column in a Table control.
Remark: This property allows you to avoid using Cursor and CursorEnd.
Example
IF EDT_Edit1.SelectedText = "<E>" THEN
EDT_Edit1.SelectedText = "<Enter>"
END
Syntax

Getting the selected text Hide the details

<Text> = <Control used>.SelectedText
<Text>: Character string
Text selected by the user in the edit control.
<Control used>: Control name
Name of the control to be used. This control can correspond to:
  • an edit control,
  • a Combo Box in edit mode,
  • a column of a Table control in edit mode.

Changing the selected text Hide the details

<Control used>.SelectedText = <Text to select>
<Control used>: Control name
Name of the control to be used. This control can correspond to:
  • an edit control,
  • a Combo Box in edit mode,
  • a column of a Table control in edit mode.
<Text to select>: Character string
Text that must be highlighted in the control. The text replaces the text that is currently selected.
Remarks

Special cases

  • If the control is in Rich Text Format, the selected text has no formatting.
  • If the control is a Unicode control, the string returned is a Unicode string.

Limits

The SelectedText property is available for the following controls:
  • edit control,
  • editable Combo Box,
  • text column of a Table control.
See also
Minimum version required
  • Version 14
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