TextSelection.DeleteLeft(Int32) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: EnvDTE

Assembly:: EnvDTE.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

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Deletes a specified number of characters to the left of the active point.

void DeleteLeft(int Count = 1);

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(24)]
public void DeleteLeft (int Count = 1);

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(24)>]
abstract member DeleteLeft : int -> unit

Public Sub DeleteLeft (Optional Count As Integer = 1)

Parameters

Count: Int32

Optional. Represents the number of characters to delete.

Attributes: DispIdAttribute

Examples

Public objSel As TextSelection = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection  

Sub DeleteLeftExample()  
   ' Before running this example, open a text document.  
   ' Perform operations on the text.  
   objSel.StartOfDocument(False)  
   Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstColumn, 4)  
   objSel.Copy()  
   Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)  
   objSel.Cut()  
   Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)  
   objSel.Delete()  
   Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)  
   objSel.DeleteLeft(6)  
   objSel.DestructiveInsert("NEW TEXT")  
End Sub  

Sub Position(ByVal pos As vsStartOfLineOptions, ByVal ipos As Integer)  
   ' Moves the insertion point down to the beginning of the next line,   
   ' and then highlights the right-most four characters.  
   objSel.LineDown()  
   objSel.StartOfLine(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText)  
   objSel.CharRight(True, 4)  
End Sub

Remarks

If the text selection is empty, then DeleteLeft deletes the indicated number of characters to the left of the active endpoint. If the value of Count is negative, then DeleteLeft performs like the Delete method.

Applies to