SelectTextLine

Description

Selects the line containing the insertion point in a RichTextEdit control.

Applies to

DataWindow type

Method applies to

PowerBuilder

DataWindow control


Syntax

PowerBuilder

integer rtename.SelectTextLine ( )

Argument

Description

rtename

A reference to a DataWindow control. The DataWindow object in the DataWindow control must be a RichTextEdit DataWindow.


Return value

Returns the number of characters selected if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs.

Usage

If the RichTextEdit control contains a selection, the insertion point can be at the beginning or end of the selection. The way the text was selected determines the location.

If the user made the selection by dragging toward the end, then calling SelectTextLine selects the line at the end of the selection. If the user dragged back, then SelectTextLine selects the line at the beginning of the selection.

SelectTextLine does not select the line-ending characters (carriage return and linefeed).

PowerBuilder RichTextEdit control

You can use the same syntax with a PowerBuilder RichText Edit control. See the section called “SelectTextLine” in PowerScript Reference.

Examples

This statement selects the current line:

dw_1.SelectTextLine()

See also

SelectedText

SelectText

SelectTextAll

SelectTextWord