Start Property

Description

Gets or sets the starting point of selected text. The first possible position is 0. If the starting point of a selection is set to a new value, the selection's current length remains the same. To set a new starting point and a length simultaneously, use either the TextControl.Select method or create a new Selection object. To select parts of a table, use the Table.Select, TableRow.Select, TableColumn.Select and TableCell.Select methods.

Syntax

public int Start { get; set; }

Public Property Start As Integer

Examples

The following example formats the heading of a short document by using Selection.Start.

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";
textControl.Select(0, 17);
Selection selection = textControl.Selection;

selection.Start = 1;
Console.WriteLine($"Start used by Selection: {selection.Start}");

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results" & vbCrLf & "Revenue increased by 12%."
textControl.Select(0, 17)
Dim selection As Selection = textControl.Selection

selection.Start = 1
Console.WriteLine($"Start used by Selection: {selection.Start}")

Limitations

Runtime only.

Further Reading

• Reporting: Conditional Formatted Text Blocks – March 13, 2015
• Drag and Drop Files into the Current Input Position – August 12, 2013
• MeasureString for Text in TextControl – August 23, 2012
• Sample Code: How to Format Selected Table Cells – March 19, 2012