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DXmCSTextSetSelection(3X)

NAME

DXmCSTextSetSelection − Designates the specified text as the current primary selection by highlighting it in the compound string text widget. 

SYNOPSIS

void DXmCSTextSetSelection(widget, first, last, time)
      Widget  widget;
      DXmCXTextPosition     first;
      DXmCXTextPosition     last;
      Time    time;

PARAMETERS

The identifier (widget ID) of the compound string text widget.  A value that represents the position of the first character in the text being selected.  A value that represents the position of the last character in the text being selected.  Specifies the time of the event that generated the call to the DXmCSTextSetSelection routine. 

DESCRIPTION

The DXmCSTextSetSelection routine designates the specified text as the current primary selection by highlighting it in the compound string text widget.  Within the text window, first marks the position of the first character in the text and last marks the last character.  The field characters start at 0 and increase sequentially. 

RELATED INFORMATION

DXmCreateCSText(3X), DXmCSTextClearSelection(3X), DXmCSTextGetSelection(3X)

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