Select Text

Kalipso - Form - Actions - Actions Description - Group Controls - Select Text

Select a set of characters on a specified input box.

Action available for the following operating systems:

Parameters

• Control <unquoted string> - The name of the control.

• Begin <numeric> - Defines the begin of the selected text.

• End <numeric> - Defines the end of the selected text.

Usage

Consider that exists an input box named "InputBox" and with the text "kalipso".

Example 1

Select Text(CTRL(InputBox); 0; -1)

Result: All the text in the input box is selected ("kalipso").

Example 2

Select Text(CTRL(InputBox);0;6)

Result: The first 6 characters are selected ("kalips").

Example 3

Select Text(CTRL(InputBox);0;3)

Result: The first 3 characters are selected ("kal").

If Begin parameter is 0 and End is -1, all the text in the input control is selected.

If Begin is -1, any current selection is removed.