ObjectGetSelected Method
This method returns the identifier of the currently selected object. An object is selected, if a frame with size handles is drawn around the object. This method can also be used to determine whether a certain kind of object, image, text frame, signature field or OLE object, is selected.
Introduced: 12.0.
Syntax
TXTextControl.ObjectGetSelected ObjectKind
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| ObjectKind | This parameter specifies which kind of objects are searched. It can be a sum of the values, described in Remarks. If this parameter is zero, all objects are searched. |
Return Value
The method returns the identifier of an object. It returns zero if no object of the specified kind is selected.
Data Types
| Name | Data type |
|---|---|
| ObjectKind | Integer |
| Return value | Integer |
Remarks
The settings for ObjectKind can include:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| &H1 | Looks only for objects positioned at a fixed geometrical position. |
| &H2 | Looks only for objects that act as a single character. |
| &H4 | Looks only for images. |
| &H8 | Looks only for objects which are externally created by the application. |
| &H10 | Looks only for OLE objects. |
| &H20 | Looks only for text frames. |
| &H40 | Looks only for objects that are anchored to a paragraph. |
| &H400 | Looks only for signature fields. |