User Guide

Code view functions 415
Returns
A pair of integers that represent offsets from the beginning of the source document. The first
integer is the opening of the selection; the second is the closing of the selection. If the two
numbers are equal, the selection is an insertion point. If there is no selection in the source, both
numbers are -1.
dom.source.getLineFromOffset()
Availability
Dreamweaver MX.
Description
Takes an offset into the source document.
Arguments
None.
Returns
The associated line number, or -1 if the offset is negative or past the end of the file.
dom.source.getText()
Availability
Dreamweaver 4.
Description
Returns the text string in the source between the designated offsets.
Arguments
startOffset
, endOffset
• The startOffset argument is an integer that represents the offset from the beginning of
the document.
• The endOffset argument is an integer that represents the end of the document.
Returns
A string that represents the text in the source code between the offsets start and end.
dom.source.getValidationErrorsForOffset()
Availability
Dreamweaver MX 2004.
Description
Returns a list of validation errors at the specified offset, or it searches from the offset for the next
error. If none are found the function, it returns
null.
000_DW_API_Print.book Page 415 Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:14 AM