TextBox.SelectionStart Property
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Gets or sets a character index for the beginning of the current selection.
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property int SelectionStart { int get(); void set(int value); };C#
public int SelectionStart { get; set; }member this.SelectionStart : int with get, setPublic Property SelectionStart As IntegerThe character index for the beginning of the current selection.
SelectionStart is set to a negative value.
In cases where the specified selection length would cause the selection to end between a carriage return and a new-line character, the selection length is automatically increased by 1 so that the resulting selection spans the entire end-of-line marker.
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1 |
| Windows Desktop | 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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