expand method

[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Expands the range so that partial units are completely contained.

Syntax

VARIANT_BOOL retVal = object.expand(Unit);

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Parameters

Unit [in]

Type: BSTR

BSTR that specifies the units to move in the range, using one one of the following values:

character

Expands a character.

word

Expands a word. A word is a collection of characters terminated by a space or another white-space character, such as a tab.

sentence

Expands a sentence. A sentence is a collection of words terminated by an ending punctuation character, such as a period.

textedit

Expands to enclose the entire range.

Remarks

This feature might not be available on non-Microsoft Win32 platforms.

See also

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Build date: 6/12/2012