Selection (Property)

in the Word Processing control.
Remark: This selection is in the section being edited in the control (body, header or footer).
Versions 23 and later
in the Spreadsheet control.
New in version 23
in the Spreadsheet control.
in the Spreadsheet control.
Versions 26 and later
in an HTML Editor control
New in version 26
in an HTML Editor control
in an HTML Editor control

Example

// Get the fragment selected by the user
MySelection is docFragment = WP_Doc.Selection.Fragment
// The user selection is displayed in bold
MySelection.Formatting.FontBold = True

// Get the first text section selected by the user
MySelection1 is docSection = WP_Doc.Selection.Section[1]

Syntax

Retrieving the properties of the selection in a Word Processing control Hide the details

<Result> = <Word Processing control>.Selection.<Property>

<Result>: Type corresponding to the property used

Expected result (see "Remarks").

<Word Processing control>: Control name

Name of Word Processing control.

<Property>:

Property to use on the selection (see Remarks).

Versions 23 and later

Retrieving the properties of the selection in a Spreadsheet control Hide the details

<Result> = <Spreadsheet control>.Selection

<Result>: psheetSelection variable

psheetSelection variable describing the selection.

<Spreadsheet control>: Control name

Name of Spreadsheet control.

New in version 23

Retrieving the properties of the selection in a Spreadsheet control Hide the details

<Result> = <Spreadsheet control>.Selection

<Result>: psheetSelection variable

psheetSelection variable describing the selection.

<Spreadsheet control>: Control name

Name of Spreadsheet control.

Retrieving the properties of the selection in a Spreadsheet control Hide the details

<Result> = <Spreadsheet control>.Selection

<Result>: psheetSelection variable

psheetSelection variable describing the selection.

<Spreadsheet control>: Control name

Name of Spreadsheet control.

Versions 26 and later

Retrieving the properties of the selection in an HTML Editor control Hide the details

<Result> = <HTML Editor control>.Selection

<Result>: edtHTMLSelection variable

edtHTMLSelection variable describing the selection.

<HTML Editor control>: Control name

Name of the HTML Editor control.

New in version 26

Retrieving the properties of the selection in an HTML Editor control Hide the details

<Result> = <HTML Editor control>.Selection

<Result>: edtHTMLSelection variable

edtHTMLSelection variable describing the selection.

<HTML Editor control>: Control name

Name of the HTML Editor control.

Retrieving the properties of the selection in an HTML Editor control Hide the details

<Result> = <HTML Editor control>.Selection

<Result>: edtHTMLSelection variable

edtHTMLSelection variable describing the selection.

<HTML Editor control>: Control name

Name of the HTML Editor control.

Remarks

Selection in a Word Processing control

Property	Explanations

Fragment	<Result> corresponds to a docFragment variable containing the characteristics of selected fragment. Example: <Result> = <Word Processing control>.Selection.Fragment
Section[X]	Used to get the section associated with the selection. X corresponds to the number of section to get. <Result> corresponds to a docSection variable containing the characteristics of the section associated with the selection. Example: <Result> = <Word Processing control>.Selection.Section[1]