SelectTextAll

Description

Selects all the contents of a RichTextEdit control including any special characters such as carriage return and end-of-file (EOF) markers.

Applies to

RichTextEdit and DataWindow controls

Syntax

rtename.SelectTextAll ( { band } )

Argument

Description

rtename

The name of the RichTextEdit or DataWindow control in which you want to select all the contents. The DataWindow object in the DataWindow control must be a RichTextEdit DataWindow.

band 

(optional)

A value of the Band enumerated datatype specifying the band in which you want to select all the text. Values are:

  • Detail!

  • Header!

  • Footer!

The default is the band that contains the insertion point.


Return value

Integer.

Returns the number of characters selected. A carriage return with a line feed counts as a single character. If an error occurs, SelectTextAll returns -1.

Examples

This statement selects all the text in the detail band:

rte_1.SelectTextAll()

This statement selects all the text in the header band:

rte_1.SelectTextAll(Header!)

See also

SelectedText

SelectText

SelectTextLine

SelectTextWord