TextBoxBase.GetPositionFromCharIndex Method

public virtual Point GetPositionFromCharIndex (
	int index
)

public Point GetPositionFromCharIndex (
	int index
)

public function GetPositionFromCharIndex (
	index : int
) : Point

Parameters

index

The index of the character for which to retrieve the location.

Return Value

This method enables you to determine where in the control a specific character index is located. You can use this method for such tasks as displaying shortcut menu items or help information for a word in the control. For example, if you wanted to display a menu of options to the user when the user right clicks on a word in the control, you can use this method to determine the position of the word to properly display a ContextMenu control.

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

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