TextSelection.StartOfLine Method
Moves the object to the beginning of the current line.
Namespace: EnvDTE
Assembly: EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Sub StartOfLine ( _
Where As vsStartOfLineOptions, _
Extend As Boolean _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As TextSelection
Dim Where As vsStartOfLineOptions
Dim Extend As Boolean
instance.StartOfLine(Where, Extend)
void StartOfLine(
vsStartOfLineOptions Where,
bool Extend
)
void StartOfLine(
[InAttribute] vsStartOfLineOptions Where,
[InAttribute] bool Extend
)
function StartOfLine(
Where : vsStartOfLineOptions,
Extend : boolean
)
Parameters
Where
Type: EnvDTE.vsStartOfLineOptionsOptional. A vsStartOfLineOptions constant representing where the line starts.
Extend
Type: System.BooleanOptional. Determines whether the moved text is collapsed or not. The default is false.
Remarks
If Extend is True, then only the active end of the selected text is moved to the start of the document. Otherwise, the selected text is collapsed and moved.
Examples
Sub StartOfLineExample()
' Before running this example, open a text document.
Dim objSel As TextSelection = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection
Dim objActive As VirtualPoint = objSel.ActivePoint
' Collapse the selection to the beginning of the line.
objSel.StartOfLine()
' objActive is "live", tied to the position of the actual selection,
' so it will reflect the new position.
Dim iCol As Long = objActive.DisplayColumn
' Move the selection to the end of the line.
objSel.EndOfLine()
MsgBox("The length of the insertion point line is " & (objActive.DisplayColumn - iCol) & " display characters.")
End Sub
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.