Combo Box - SelectText Method

Set selection within the value

Member of Combo Box (PRIM_CMBX)

Parameters

Name Type Data Type Description
StartPosition *Input Integer Position in the value that selection starts
Length *Input (Optional) Integer Number of characters to select

Details

The SelectText method sets selection within an edit.
 
If the cursor is to the left of the first character, the value will be 0.
 
To manually overide selection, you must set the AutoSelect property to False.
 
The most common requirement for Selection handling is completing a value during input. This is managed automatically by the AutoCompleting event.
 
SelectText is provided for completeness and is unlikely to be required for most development purposes.

See also

All Component Classes

Technical Reference

LANSA Version 15, April 2020