text-input-pane-selection

text-input-pane-selection Function

Summary

Returns the bounds of the selection in a text-input-pane.

Package

capi

Signature

text-input-pane-selection pane => start, end

Arguments

pane⇩

A text-input-pane.

Values

start⇩, end⇩

Non-negative integers.

Description

The function text-input-pane-selection returns as multiple values the bounding indexes of the selection in pane. That is, start is the inclusive index of the first selected character, and end is one greater than the index of the last selected character.

If there is no selection, then both start and end are the caret position in pane.