VsTextViewClass::GetSelection Method (Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

 

Returns the text span corresponding to the current selection, if there is one.

Namespace:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop.dll)

public:
virtual int GetSelection(
	[OutAttribute] int% piAnchorLine,
	[OutAttribute] int% piAnchorCol,
	[OutAttribute] int% piEndLine,
	[OutAttribute] int% piEndCol
)

Parameters

piAnchorLine
Type: System::Int32

[out] Anchor line position for the selection. Based on user selection, this value is not necessarily the upper line in the selection.

piAnchorCol
Type: System::Int32

[out] Anchor column position for the selection. Based on user selection, this value is not necessarily the upper, left column position in the selection. Viewcol coordinates may include virtual space.

piEndLine
Type: System::Int32

[out] End line position for the selection. Based on user selection, this value is not necessarily the lower line in the selection.

piEndCol
Type: System::Int32

[out] End column position for the selection. Based on user selection, this value is not necessarily the lower, right column position in the selection. Viewcol coordinates may include virtual space.

Return Value

Type: System::Int32

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an error code.

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