ITrackingSpan Interface

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Data.dll

Package:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Data v17.13.226

A span of text in an ITextBuffer that grows or shrinks with changes to the text buffer. The span may be empty.

C++/CX

public interface class ITrackingSpan

Remarks

For information about tracking, see the "Tracking Points and Tracking Spans" section of Inside the Editor.

Properties

TextBuffer	The ITextBuffer to which this tracking span refers.
TrackingFidelity	The TrackingFidelityMode of the tracking span, which determines how it behaves when moving to a previous version or when encountering versions that are replications of previous versions (due to undo or redo).
TrackingMode	The TrackingMode of this tracking span, which determines how it behaves when insertions occur at its edges.

Methods

GetEndPoint(ITextSnapshot)	Maps the end of the tracking span to a particular snapshot of its text buffer.
GetSpan(ITextSnapshot)	Maps the tracking span to a particular snapshot of its text buffer.
GetSpan(ITextVersion)	Maps the TrackingSpan to a particular version of its text buffer.
GetStartPoint(ITextSnapshot)	Maps the start of the tracking span to a particular snapshot of its text buffer.
GetText(ITextSnapshot)	Maps the tracking span to a particular snapshot of its text buffer and gets the text it designates.

Applies to