TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms

Select Method

Method|Introduced in 12.0

Namespace: TXTextControl

Package: TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK as TXTextControl.Server.dll from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages

Description

Selects text within the control.

Syntax

public void Select(int start, int length);

Public Sub [Select](start As Integer, length As Integer)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
start	Specifies the selection's start position.
length	Specifies the number of selected characters.

Examples

The following example selects the report title and formats it as a heading.

textControl.Text = "Quarterly report\nPrepared for Contoso Ltd.";
textControl.Select(0, "Quarterly report".Length);
textControl.Selection.Bold = true;

textControl.Text = "Quarterly report" & vbCrLf & "Prepared for Contoso Ltd."
textControl.Select(0, "Quarterly report".Length)
textControl.Selection.Bold = True