DocumentBase.SelectionChange Event

Occurs when the selection changes in the document window.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Event SelectionChange As SelectionEventHandler
public event SelectionEventHandler SelectionChange

Examples

The following code example displays a message that indicates that the selection has changed whenever you change the selection within the document. To use this example, run it from the ThisDocument class in a document-level project.

Private Sub DocumentSelectionChange()
    AddHandler Me.SelectionChange, AddressOf ThisDocument_SelectionChange
End Sub 

Private Sub ThisDocument_SelectionChange(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Microsoft.Office. _
    Tools.Word.SelectionEventArgs)
    MessageBox.Show("The selection in the document has changed.")
End Sub
private void DocumentSelectionChange()
{
    this.SelectionChange += new Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.SelectionEventHandler(ThisDocument_SelectionChange);
}

void ThisDocument_SelectionChange(object sender, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.SelectionEventArgs e)
{
    MessageBox.Show("The selection in the document has changed.");
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

DocumentBase Class

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace