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DXmCSTextGetSelectionInfo(3X)  —  Subroutines

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NAME

DXmCSTextGetSelectionInfo − Retrieves (returns) the left and right positions of the currently selected text. 

SYNOPSIS

Boolean DXmCSTextGetSelectionInfo (widget, left, right)
     Widget       widget;
     DXmCSTextPosition ∗left;
     DXmCSTextPosition ∗right;

DESCRIPTION

The DXmCSTextGetSelectionInfo routine, when True, returns the left and right logical positions corresponding to the currently selected (highlighted) text. If no text is selected, this routine returns False. 

Arguments

widgetThe identifier (widget ID) of the compound string text widget. 

leftThe left logical position corresponding to the selected text. 

rightThe right logical position corresponding to the selected text. 

RETURN VALUES

A Boolean value that, when False, indicates that there is no currently selected text; otherwise, the value is True. 

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