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Retrieves a collection of selections in the document.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Assembly : DevExpress.RichEdit.v25.2.Core.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.RichEdit.Core
SelectionCollection Selections { get; }
ReadOnly Property Selections As SelectionCollection
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| SelectionCollection |
A SelectionCollection object that contains ranges selected in the document.
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The SelectionCollection contains all ranges selected in the document. To add an item to the collection, use the SelectionCollection.Add method.
Use the SelectionCollection.RemoveAt method to unselect previously selected range.
To unselect an arbitrary range, use the SelectionCollection.Unselect method.
The code sample below shows how to select a cell content:
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
static void SelectSingleRange(Document document) {
document.LoadDocument("Documents//SelectionCollection.docx", DocumentFormat.Docx);
int startPos = 80;
int endPos = document.Tables[0].Rows[1].LastCell.ContentRange.Start.ToInt();
DocumentRange myRange = document.CreateRange(startPos, endPos - startPos);
document.Selections.Add(myRange);
}
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Shared Sub SelectSingleRange(ByVal document As Document)
document.LoadDocument("Documents//SelectionCollection.docx", DocumentFormat.Docx)
Dim startPos As Integer = 80
Dim endPos As Integer = document.Tables(0).Rows(1).LastCell.ContentRange.Start.ToInt()
Dim myRange As DocumentRange = document.CreateRange(startPos, endPos - startPos)
document.Selections.Add(myRange)
End Sub
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wpf-rich-text-editor-customize-context-menu/CS/WpfRichEditorMenuCustomization/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L27
{
var selectedRanges = richTextEditor.Document.Selections;
foreach (var range in selectedRanges)
wpf-rich-text-editor-customize-context-menu/VB/WpfRichEditorMenuCustomization/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L17
Private Sub HighlightSelection_ItemClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DevExpress.Xpf.Bars.ItemClickEventArgs)
Dim selectedRanges = richTextEditor.Document.Selections
For Each range In selectedRanges
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