====== DRAGTEXTSELECTION Property ======


 
==== Applies To ====
 
Drag Source Editline, Editbox and Edittable controls.
 
==== Description ====
 
Contains the starting point and length of the selected text used for a drag operation.
 
==== Usage ====
 
dragTextSel = Get_Property(dragSource,"DRAGTEXTSELECTION")
 
==== Returns ====
 
An @fm-delimited array of the starting position and the length.
 
==== See Also ====
 
[[dragsource|DRAGSOURCE property]]
 
==== Example ====
 
<code>
Declare function Get_Property

 

* retrieve the DRAGTEXTSELECTION property and display data in a message

 

dragSource = Get_Property("SYSTEM","DRAGSOURCE")

dragTextSel = Get_Property(dragSource,"DRAGTEXTSELECTION")

swap @fm with ',' in dragTextSel

msgText = "The data starts in position ":dragTextSel<1>: " and is "

msgText:= dragTextSel<2> :" characters long."

msg(@window,msgText)
</code>