TextSelection::DestructiveInsert Method (String^)

Visual Studio 2015
 

Inserts text, overwriting the existing text.

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

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void DestructiveInsert(
	String^ Text
)

Parameters

Text
Type: System::String^

Required. Represents the text to insert.

Newline characters cause the text selection's active end to move to the beginning of the next line. It may also insert indentation depending on the language used in the text document.

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Public objSel As TextSelection = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection

Sub DestructiveInsertExample()
   ' 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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