User Guide

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selStart

Usage

-- Lingo syntax

selStart

// JavaScript syntax

selStart;

Description

Cast member property; specifies the starting character of a selection. It is used with selEnd to

identify a selection in the current editable field, counting from the beginning character.

This property can be tested and set. The default value is 0.

Example

These statements select “cde” from the field “abcdefg”:

-- Lingo syntax

selStart = 3

selEnd = 5

// JavaScript syntax

selStart = 2;

selEnd = 4;

This statement makes a selection 20 characters long:

-- Lingo syntax

selEnd = selStart + 20

// JavaScript syntax

selEnd = selStart + 20;