Description

Gets a particular paragraph from the collection.

Syntax

GetItem(Point)

Gets the paragraph at a certain geometrical position.

public Paragraph GetItem(Point location);

Public Function GetItem(location As Point) As Paragraph

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

GetItem(int)

Gets the paragraph at a certain text input position.

public Paragraph GetItem(int textPosition);

Public Function GetItem(textPosition As Integer) As Paragraph

Parameter	Description
textPosition	Specifies a zero-based text position.

Return Value

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

Examples

The following example works with paragraphs in the current document by using ParagraphCollection.get_Item.

ParagraphCollection paragraphCollection = textControl.Paragraphs;
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";

Paragraph result = paragraphCollection.GetItem(new System.Drawing.Point(20, 20));
result?.Select();

Dim paragraphCollection As ParagraphCollection = textControl.Paragraphs
textControl.Text = "Quarterly results" & vbCrLf & "Revenue increased by 12%."

Dim result As Paragraph = paragraphCollection.GetItem(New System.Drawing.Point(20, 20))
If result IsNot Nothing Then result.Select()