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TextRange.Characters Method

Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified subset of text characters. For information about counting or looping through the characters in a text range, see the TextRange object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Characters ( _
    Start As Integer, _
    Length As Integer _
) As TextRange
'Usage
Dim instance As TextRange
Dim Start As Integer
Dim Length As Integer
Dim returnValue As TextRange

returnValue = instance.Characters(Start, _
    Length)
TextRange Characters(
    int Start,
    int Length
)

Parameters

  • Start
    Type: System.Int32
    The first character in the returned range.
  • Length
    Type: System.Int32
    The number of characters to be returned.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.TextRange

Remarks

If both Start and Length are omitted, the returned range starts with the first character and ends with the last paragraph in the specified range.

If Start is specified but Length is omitted, the returned range contains one character.

If Length is specified but Start is omitted, the returned range starts with the first character in the specified range.

If Start is greater than the number of characters in the specified text, the returned range starts with the last character in the specified range.

If Length is greater than the number of characters from the specified starting character to the end of the text, the returned range contains all those characters.

See Also

Reference

TextRange Interface

TextRange Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint Namespace