Selection.HomeKey Method 

Moves or extends the selection to the beginning of the specified unit.

Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in microsoft.office.interop.word.dll)

Usage

Dim Unit As Object
Dim Extend As Object
Dim returnValue As Integer
Dim selection1 As Selection
returnValue = selection1.HomeKey(Unit, Extend)

Syntax

Function HomeKey( _
    <InAttribute()> Optional ByRef Unit As Object, _
    <InAttribute()> Optional ByRef Extend As Object _
) As Integer

int HomeKey(
    [In, Optional] ref object Unit, 
    [In, Optional] ref object Extend
);

public: Int32 HomeKey(
    &Object^ Unit, 
    &Object^ Extend
);

public int HomeKey(
    /*in*/System.Object Unit, 
    /*in*/System.Object Extend
);

function HomeKey(
     Unit : Object, 
     Extend : Object
) : int;

Parameters

• Unit
  Optional Object. The unit by which the selection is to be moved or extended. WdUnits.

• Extend
  Optional Object. Specifies the way the selection is moved. WdMovementType.

Remarks

This method corresponds to functionality of the HOME key.

This method returns an integer that indicates the number of characters the selection was actually moved, or it returns 0 (zero) if the move was unsuccessful.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000

Target Platforms

See Also

Reference

Selection Interface
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace

Other Resources

Selection Members