SelectionLength Property

Gets or sets the number of characters selected in control.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property SelectionLength As Integer

public int SelectionLength {get; set;}

Property Value

The number of characters selected in the text box.

Remarks

You can use this property to determine if any characters are currently selected in the text box control before performing operations on the selected text.

Example

private void detail_Format(object sender, System.EventArgs eArgs)
{
    if (this.rtbActiveReport.Find("List") != -1)
    {
        this.rtbActiveReport.SelectionStart = this.rtbActiveReport.Find("List");
        this.rtbActiveReport.SelectionLength = 4;
        this.rtbActiveReport.SelectionIndent = 0.5f;
    }
}

Visual Basic

Private Sub Detail1_Format(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Detail1.Format
    If Not Me.rtbActiveReport.Find("List") = -1 Then
        Me.rtbActiveReport.SelectionStart = Me.rtbActiveReport.Find("List")
        Me.rtbActiveReport.SelectionLength = 4
        Me.rtbActiveReport.SelectionIndent = 0.5
    End If
End Sub

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

RichTextBox Class
RichTextBox Members
SelectionStart Property