The Selection class describes and handles the attributes of a text selection. Each of the properties of this class returns the property's default value if the selection does not contain a common value. In this case the IsCommonValueSelected method returns false.

Syntax

public class Selection
Public Class Selection

Examples

The following example shows how to select and format a piece of text.

textControl1.Text = "TX Text Control";

TXTextControl.Selection mySel = new TXTextControl.Selection(3, 4);
mySel.Bold = true;
mySel.Italic = true;

textControl1.Selection = mySel;
TextControl1.Text = "TX Text Control"

Dim mySel as TXTextControl.Selection = New TXTextControl.Selection(3, 4)
mySel.Bold = True
mySel.Italic = True

TextControl1.Selection = mySel

Constructors

Constructor Description
Selection Creates a new instance of the Selection class.

Enumerations

Enumeration Description
Attribute Determines a certain attribute.
DialogResult Specifies identifiers to indicate the return value of a dialog box.

Methods

Method Description
ChangeCapitalization Changes the capitalization of all selected characters depending on the settings parameter.
ChangeDirection Changes the writing direction of all selected paragraphs.
DecreaseIndent Decreases the left indent of all paragraphs contained in the current text selection.
GrowFont Increases the font size of each font contained in the current text selection.
IncreaseIndent Increases the left indent of all paragraphs contained in the current text selection.
IsCommonValueSelected Informs about whether a certain attribute has the same value for the complete selection.
Load Exchanges the currently selected text with text in a certain format.
RemoveFormatting Resets all character based formatting attributes of the selected text to its default values.
RemoveInlineStyles Removes all character based styles of the selected text so that all attributes are reset to the attributes of the paragraph style.
Save Saves the selected text of a document with the specified format.
ShrinkFont Decreases the font size of each font contained in the current text selection.

Properties

Property Description
AutoBaseline Gets or sets values specifying wheather the selected text is automatically sub- or superscripted.
Baseline Gets or sets the baseline alignment, in twips, of the selected text.
Bold Gets or sets the bold attribute of the selected text.
Capitals Gets or sets values specifying wheather the lowercase letters of the selected text are displayed with capital letters.
CharacterScaling Gets or sets a character scaling, in percent of the average character width, of the selected text.
CharacterSpacing Gets or sets a character spacing value, in twips, of the selected text.
Culture Gets or sets the culture of the selected text.
FontName Gets or sets the font of the selected text.
FontSize Gets or sets the font's size, in twips, of the selected text.
ForeColor Returns or sets the color used to display the selected text.
FormattingStyle Gets or sets the formatting style of the selected text.
Italic Gets or sets the italic attribute of the selected text.
Length Returns or sets the number of characters selected.
ListFormat Gets or sets a bulleted or numbered list and/or its formatting attributes for the selected text.
ParagraphFormat Gets or sets the formatting attributes of the selected paragraphs.
SectionFormat Gets or sets page settings such as margins, size and orientation for the selected text.
Start Gets or sets the starting point of selected text.
Strikeout Gets or sets the strikeout attribute of the selected text.
Text Gets or sets a string containing the currently selected text.
TextBackColor Gets or sets the background color for selected text.
Underline Gets or sets underlining styles for the selected text.