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TextSelection.Cut Method

Copies the selected text to the clipboard and deletes it from its original location.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub Cut
void Cut()
void Cut()
abstract Cut : unit -> unit 
function Cut()

Examples

Public objSel As TextSelection = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection

Sub CutExample()
   ' Before running this example, open a text document.
   ' Perform operations on the text.
   objSel.StartOfDocument(False)
   Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstColumn, 4)
   objSel.Copy()
   Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)
   objSel.Cut()
   Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)
   objSel.Delete()
   Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)
   objSel.DeleteLeft(6)
   objSel.DestructiveInsert("NEW TEXT")
End Sub

Sub Position(ByVal pos As vsStartOfLineOptions, ByVal ipos As Integer)
   ' Moves the insertion point down to the beginning of the next line, 
   ' and then highlights the right-most four characters.
   objSel.LineDown()
   objSel.StartOfLine(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText)
   objSel.CharRight(True, 4)
End Sub

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See Also

Reference

TextSelection Interface

EnvDTE Namespace