Selection.MoveStart Method
Moves the start position of the specified selection.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function MoveStart ( _
ByRef Unit As Object, _
ByRef Count As Object _
) As Integer
'Usage
Dim instance As Selection
Dim Unit As Object
Dim Count As Object
Dim returnValue As Integer
returnValue = instance.MoveStart(Unit, _
Count)
int MoveStart(
ref Object Unit,
ref Object Count
)
Parameters
- Unit
Type: System.Object%
Optional WdUnits. The unit by which start position of the specified selection is to be moved.
- Count
Type: System.Object%
Optional Object. The maximum number of units by which the specified selection is to be moved. If Count is a positive number, the start position of the selection is moved forward in the document. If it's a negative number, the start position is moved backward. If the start position is moved forward to a position beyond the end position, the selection is collapsed and both the start and end positions are moved together. The default value is 1.
Return Value
Type: System.Int32
Remarks
This method returns an integer that indicates the number of units by which the start position or the selection actually moved, or it returns 0 (zero) if the move was unsuccessful.