SET-SELECTION( ) method

Selects (and highlights) the text in a widget between two specified character offsets.

Return type:

LOGICAL

Applies to:

BROWSE widget (column), COMBO-BOX widget, EDITOR widget, FILL-IN widget

 

Syntax 

SET-SELECTION ( start-pos , end-pos )

start-pos

An integer expression that specifies the offset of the first character to be selected.

end-pos

An integer expression that specifies the offset of the first character after the selection.

This method selects the text that begins at the offset start-pos and ends at the offset
end-pos . If the operation is successful, the method returns TRUE. Otherwise, it returns FALSE.

Note:

This operation produces a different result depending on the platform. In Windows GUI platforms, ABL measures character offset positions between characters. On non-Windows GUI or character platforms, ABL measures character offset positions on characters.

In Windows, both the regular editor and the large editor support SET-SELECTION.

For browses, this method applies only to fill-in and combo-box browse columns.