Selection.Delete(Object, Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll

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Deletes the specified number of characters or words.

public int Delete (ref object Unit, ref object Count);

abstract member Delete : obj * obj -> int

Public Function Delete (Optional ByRef Unit As Object, Optional ByRef Count As Object) As Integer

Parameters

Unit: Object

Optional Object. The unit by which the collapsed range or selection is to be deleted. Can be one of the following WdUnits constants: wdCharacter (default) or wdWord.

Count: Object

Optional Object. The number of units to be deleted. To delete units after the selection, collapse the selection and use a positive number. To delete units before the selection, collapse the selection and use a negative number.

Returns

Int32

Remarks

This method returns an Integer value that indicates the number of items deleted, or it returns 0 (zero) if the deletion was unsuccessful.

Applies to