TextSelection.Delete Method
Deletes the text selection.
Namespace: EnvDTE
Assembly: EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Sub Delete ( _
Count As Integer _
)
void Delete(
int Count
)
void Delete(
[InAttribute] int Count
)
abstract Delete :
Count:int -> unit
function Delete(
Count : int
)
Parameters
Count
Type: System.Int32Optional. Represents the number of characters to delete.
Remarks
Delete deletes the text selection without first copying it to the clipboard. If no text is selected, then Delete deletes Count characters to the right of the active end point. If Count is negative, then Delete performs like the DeleteLeft.
Examples
Public objSel As TextSelection = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection
Sub DeleteExample()
' Before running this example, open a text document.
' Perform operations on the text.
objSel.StartOfDocument(False)
Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstColumn, 4)
objSel.Copy()
Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)
objSel.Cut()
Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)
objSel.Delete()
Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)
objSel.DeleteLeft(6)
objSel.DestructiveInsert("NEW TEXT")
End Sub
Sub Position(ByVal pos As vsStartOfLineOptions, ByVal ipos As Integer)
' Moves the insertion point down to the beginning of the next line,
' then highlights the right-most four characters.
objSel.LineDown()
objSel.StartOfLine(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText)
objSel.CharRight(True, 4)
End Sub
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.