selectedChunk function
Platform support: Introduced in version 1.0
Returns a chunk expression describing the location of the text selection or insertion point.
the selectedChunk selectedChunk
the selectedChunk put the selectedChunk into storedChunk
See also: clickChunk function, foundChunk function, mouseChunk function, select command, selectedField function, selectedLine function, selectedLoc function, selectedText function, Why is the selected text deselected?, Why is the selection lost when clicking a button?
Description Use the selectedChunk function to determine which text is selected.
Value: The selectedChunk function returns a chunk expression of the form char startChar to endChar of field fieldNumber
Comments:
The return value reports the selected text: the startChar is the first character of the selection, and the endChar is the last character.
If no text is selected but the text insertion point is in a field, the startChar is the character after the insertion point, and the endChar is the character before the insertion point. In this case, the endChar is one less than the startChar.
If there is no insertion point or text selection, the selectedChunk function returns empty.
To get actual text that is selected, use the selectedText function. Try
on tabKey
put the selectedChunk into foo
answer foo
end tabKeyOn Mar 20, 2005, at 11:38 PM, Mikey wrote:
on tabKey get the selectedChunk answer it end tabKey
the variable watcher reports that IT is empty. In addition, changing the code to
on tabKey put the selectedText into foo answer foo end tabKey
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