GetSelection Method (VBA Add-In Object Model)

This page is specific to the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Language Reference for Office 2010.

Returns the selection in a code pane.

Syntax

object**.GetSelection(startline, startcol, endline, endcol)**

The GetSelection syntax has these parts:

Part

Description

object

Required. An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list.

startline

Required. A Long that returns a value specifying the first line of the selection in the code pane.

startcol

Required. A Long that returns a value specifying the first column of the selection in the code pane.

endline

Required. A Long that returns a value specifying the last line of the selection in the code pane.

endcol

Required. A Long that returns a value specifying the last column of the selection in the code pane.

Remarks

When you use the GetSelection method, information is returned in output arguments. As a result, you must pass in variables because the variables will be modified to contain the information when returned.