ISelectionHandler

Interfaces

ISelectionHandler

Handler for performing simple operations with text selection.

Properties

selectionChangeEvent

selectionChangeEvent: EventObject<ITextRange>;

Text selection change event.

Remarks

reports the currently selected text.

Methods

getSelectionRange()

getSelectionRange(): ITextRange;

Returns the currently selected text range.

Returns

ITextRange

resetSelection()

resetSelection(position?): void;

Resets the selection of text and sets the anchor to a new position.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
position?	IPositionInText	new position in the text.

Returns

void

Remarks

if position is null then anchor is set to null.

setSelectionByPoints()

setSelectionByPoints(startPoint, endPoint): void;

Sets the selection of text by starting and ending points.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
startPoint	IPoint	starting point.
endPoint	IPoint	ending point.

Returns

void

setSelectionByPositions()

setSelectionByPositions(startPosition, endPosition): void;

Sets the selection of text by starting and ending positions.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
startPosition	IPositionInText	starting position.
endPosition	IPositionInText	ending position.

Returns

void

setSelectionByRange()

setSelectionByRange(selection): void;

Sets the selection of text by a range.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
selection	ITextRange	start position in text.

Returns

void

setSelectionToPosition()

setSelectionToPosition(position): void;

Sets the selection of text to a position relative to the anchor.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
position	IPositionInText	new position in the text.

Returns

void