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Gets or sets the end position or offset of a text selection.
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Syntax
HRESULT value = object.put_selectionEnd( v);HRESULT value = object.get_selectionEnd(* p);
Property values
Type: long
The end position of the text selection.
Standards information
- HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 7.6.2
Remarks
If you do not select text, IHTMLInputTextElement2::selectionEnd returns the offset of the character that immediately follows the text cursor or caret.
Examples
The following code example shows how to set a text selection's start and end positions.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Selection Start and End example</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function SelectSomeText () {
var input = document.getElementById ("Textbox");
input.selectionStart = 4;
input.selectionEnd = 13;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p><input type="text" id="Textbox" size="40" value="The text selection appears here"/></p>
<p><button onclick="SelectSomeText ()">See selection</button></p>
</body>
</html>