CRichEdit.SetSelmethod

Selects a range of characters in a rich edit control.

Syntax

SUB SetSel (BYVAL hRichEdit AS HWND, BYVAL nStart AS LONG, BYVAL nEnd AS LONG)

Parameters

Description

Selects a range of characters in an edit control.

Remarks

The start value can be greater than the end value. The lower of the two values specifies the character position of the first character in the selection. The higher value specifies the position of the first character beyond the selection.

The start value is the anchor point of the selection, and the end value is the active end. If the user uses the SHIFT key to adjust the size of the selection, the active end can move but the anchor point remains the same.

If the start is 0 and the end is -1, all the text in the edit control is selected. If the start is -1, any current selection is deselected.

Edit controls: The control displays a flashing caret at the end position regardless of the relative values of start and end.

Rich Edit: Supported in Microsoft Rich Edit 1.0 and later.

If the edit control has the ES_NOHIDESEL style, the selected text is highlighted regardless of whether the control has focus. Without the ES_NOHIDESEL style, the selected text is highlighted only when the edit control has the focus.

Reference

• Defined in AfxNova/CRichEdit.inc:1183
• Documented in Windows/WIndows Controls/CRichEdit Class.md
• Topic: CRichEdit Class