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TextRange2.Characters Property

Read-only.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Core
Assembly:  office (in office.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
ReadOnly Property Characters ( _
    Start As Integer, _
    Length As Integer _
) As TextRange2
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As TextRange2
Dim Start As Integer
Dim Length As Integer
Dim value As TextRange2

value = instance.Characters(Start, Length)
TextRange2 this[
    int Start,
    int Length
] { get; }

Parameters

  • Start
    Type: System.Int32

    The first character in the returned range.

  • Length
    Type: System.Int32

    The number of characters to be returned.

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Core.TextRange2
TextRange2

Remarks

If both Start and Length are omitted, the returned range starts with the first character and ends with the last paragraph in the specified range.

If Start is specified but Length is omitted, the returned range contains one character.

If Length is specified but Start is omitted, the returned range starts with the first character in the specified range.

If Start is greater than the number of characters in the specified text, the returned range starts with the last character in the specified range.

If Length is greater than the number of characters from the specified starting character to the end of the text, the returned range contains all those characters.

Examples

This example sets the text for shape two on slide one in the active presentation and then makes the second character a subscript character with a 20-percent offset.

See Also

Reference

TextRange2 Interface

TextRange2 Members

Microsoft.Office.Core Namespace