IVsTextView.GetWordExtent Method
Returns the current word extent.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function GetWordExtent ( _
iLine As Integer, _
iCol As Integer, _
dwFlags As UInteger, _
<OutAttribute> pSpan As TextSpan() _
) As Integer
int GetWordExtent(
int iLine,
int iCol,
uint dwFlags,
TextSpan[] pSpan
)
int GetWordExtent(
[InAttribute] int iLine,
[InAttribute] int iCol,
[InAttribute] unsigned int dwFlags,
[OutAttribute] array<TextSpan>^ pSpan
)
abstract GetWordExtent :
iLine:int *
iCol:int *
dwFlags:uint32 *
pSpan:TextSpan[] byref -> int
function GetWordExtent(
iLine : int,
iCol : int,
dwFlags : uint,
pSpan : TextSpan[]
) : int
Parameters
iLine
Type: System.Int32[in] Line index for the lines that contains the word.
iCol
Type: System.Int32[in] Column index for the word.
dwFlags
Type: System.UInt32[in] Flags specifying how the word extent is determined. For a list of dwFlags values, see WORDEXTFLAGS.
pSpan
Type: array<Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop.TextSpan[][out] Span of text identifying the word extent.
Return Value
Type: System.Int32
If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an error code.
Remarks
COM Signature
From textmgr.idl:
HRESULT IVsTextView::GetWordExtent(
[in] long iLine,
[in] CharIndex iCol,
[in] DWORD dwFlags,
[out] TextSpan *pSpan
);
The word extent is wherever the editor determines the word boundary to be. For example, if you place your cursor in within a word and then double-click, the core text editor assumes that the word extent is that entire word.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.