Description

Gets the number of selected characters.

Syntax

<void> Selection.getLength(<RequestNumberCallback> callback, [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])

Parameters

Parameter	Description
callback	Receives the number of selected characters.
errorCallback	Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error.

Examples

The following example demonstrates Selection.getLength in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets the number of selected characters.

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

TXTextControl.selection.getLength(
    function(result) {
        console.log("get length result:", result);
    },
    onTxError
);