XMLSelectionChange Event

Occurs when the parent XML node of the current selection changes.

Private Subobject_XMLSelectionChange(Sel, OldXMLNode, NewXMLNode, Reason)

object An object of type Application that has been declared in a class module by using the WithEvents keyword. For more information about using events with the Application object, see Using Events with the Application Object.

Sel   Selection. The text selected, including XML elements. If no text is selected, the Sel parameter returns either nothing or the first character to the right of the insertion point.

OldXMLNode   XMLNode. The XML node from which the insertion point is moving.

NewXMLNode   XMLNode. The XML node to which the insertion point is moving.

wdXMLSelectionChange

wdXMLSelectionChange can be any of the following wdXMLSelectionChange constants.

wdXMLSelectionChangeReasonDelete	Selection has been deleted.
wdXMLSelectionChangeReasonInsert	Text has been inserted into the selection.
wdXMLSelectionChangeReasonMove	Insertion point has been moved.

Example

The following example validates a newly added XML element when a new element is inserted into the document.

Private Sub Wrd_XMLSelectionChange(ByVal Sel As Selection, _
        ByVal OldXMLNode As XMLNode, ByVal NewXMLNode As XMLNode, _
        Reason As Long)
        
    Dim intResponse As Integer
    
    If Reason = wdXMLSelectionChangeReasonInsert Then
        If Not NewXMLNode Is Nothing Then
            NewXMLNode.Validate
        End If
    End If
    
End Sub

Applies to | Application Object