Description

Gets a particular line from the collection.

Syntax

GetItem(Point)

Gets the line at a certain geometrical position.

public Line GetItem(Point location);

Public Function GetItem(location As Point) As Line

Parameter	Description
location	Specifies the line's location. The point must be specified in pixels with an origin at the top left corner of the control.

GetItem(int)

Gets the line at a certain text position.

public Line GetItem(int textPosition);

Public Function GetItem(textPosition As Integer) As Line

Parameter	Description
textPosition	Specifies a zero-based text position.

Return Value

The return value is null, if a line could not be found. Otherwise, it is an object of the type Line.

Examples

The following example works with lines in the current document by using LineCollection.get_Item.

LineCollection lineCollection = textControl.Lines;
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";

var result = lineCollection.GetItem(new System.Drawing.Point(20, 20));
Console.WriteLine($"Get Item result: {result}");

Dim lineCollection As LineCollection = textControl.Lines
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results" & vbCrLf & "Revenue increased by 12%."

Dim result = lineCollection.GetItem(New System.Drawing.Point(20, 20))
Console.WriteLine($"Get Item result: {result}")