ITextBuffer.Delete Method
Deletes a sequence of characters from the buffer.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Data (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Data.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function Delete ( _
deleteSpan As Span _
) As ITextSnapshot
ITextSnapshot Delete(
Span deleteSpan
)
ITextSnapshot^ Delete(
Span deleteSpan
)
abstract Delete :
deleteSpan:Span -> ITextSnapshot
function Delete(
deleteSpan : Span
) : ITextSnapshot
Parameters
deleteSpan
Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.SpanThe span of characters to delete.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.ITextSnapshot
The ITextSnapshot.
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
InvalidOperationException | A ITextEdit is currently active. |
ArgumentOutOfRangeException | deleteSpan.End is greater than the length of the buffer. |
Remarks
This is a shortcut for creating a new ITextEdit object, using it to delete the text, and then applying it. If the deletion fails because of a read-only region, the snapshot returned will be the same as the current snapshot of the buffer before the attempted deletion.
.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.