Javascript: Table.selectCells Method — TX Text Control .NET Server

Description

Selects the part of the table defined through two table cells.

Syntax

<void> Table.selectCells(<number> startRow, <number> startColumn, <number> stopRow, <number> stopColumn, [<EmptyRequestCallback> callback], [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])

Parameters

Parameter	Description
startRow	Specifies the row number where the selection begins.
startColumn	Specifies the column number where the selection begins.
stopRow	Specifies the row number where the selection ends.
stopColumn	Specifies the column number where the selection ends.
callback	Optional. Is called when the operation completed.
errorCallback	Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error.

Examples

The following example demonstrates Table.selectCells in a practical document-editing workflow. It selects the part of the table defined through two table cells.

function onTxError(error) {
    console.error("TX Text Control error:", error.msg);
    error.handled = true;
}

TXTextControl.textParts.getMainText(function(mainText) {
    const tables = mainText.tables;
    tables.getItem(function(table) {
        if (!table) {
            console.warn("No table is available at the current input position.");
            return;
        }
    
        table.selectCells(
            1,
            1,
            3,
            3,
            function() {
                console.log("select cells completed.");
            },
            onTxError
        );
    }, onTxError);
}, onTxError);