SELECT Mnemonic - Select Text

Syntax

'SELECT' (id,start,end)

Description

The 'SELECT' mnemonic selects text in edit and list edit controls. To position the caret, set start and end parameters to the same value. To select the whole text, set an end value smaller than the start value. CTRL() function 2 (Get Selection) returns the position of the selected text.

Parameter

Description

id

Control ID number. It must be an integer between 1 and 32767 and be unique within a given top-level window.

start

Character position of the first character to be selected.

end

Character position of the last character to be selected.

See Also

Mnemonics - Alphabetical Listing

Mnemonics - Group Listing