SelectionLength Property

Returns or sets the length of the text selection (the number of characters selected.)

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Property SelectionLength As Integer

C#

public int SelectionLength {get; set;}

Example

Following code illustrates how one can use Paste method to paste the contents of the clipboard in the maske edit.

Visual Basic

Imports Infragistics.Shared
Imports Infragistics.Win
Imports Infragistics.Win.UltraWinMaskedEdit

  Private Sub Button4_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles button4.Click
      ' Following code selects some text into the clipboard and then pastes
      ' it onto the masked edit control. Paste method pastes what's in the 
      ' clipboard at the SelectionStart which is where the caret is flashing
      ' if there is no selected text.

      ' For the demonstration purpose, we are going to set InputMask and put some
      ' text in the clipboard.
      Me.ultraMaskedEdit1.InputMask = "###-###-####"
      Clipboard.SetDataObject("123-456-7890")

      ' Set the caret's position at the first character in the masked edit.
      Me.ultraMaskedEdit1.Text = ""
      Me.UltraMaskedEdit1.SelectionStart = 0
      Me.UltraMaskedEdit1.SelectionLength = 0

      ' Now paste.
      Me.UltraMaskedEdit1.Paste()
  End Sub

C#

using Infragistics.Shared;
using Infragistics.Win;
using Infragistics.Win.UltraWinMaskedEdit;
using System.Diagnostics;

private void button4_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
	// Following code selects some text into the clipboard and then pastes
	// it onto the masked edit control. Paste method pastes what's in the 
	// clipboard at the SelectionStart which is where the caret is flashing
	// if there is no selected text.

	// For the demonstration purpose, we are going to set InputMask and put some
	// text in the clipboard.
	this.ultraMaskedEdit1.InputMask = "###-###-####";
	Clipboard.SetDataObject( "123-456-7890" );

	// Set the caret's position at the first character in the masked edit.
	this.ultraMaskedEdit1.Text = "";
	this.ultraMaskedEdit1.SelectionStart = 0;
	this.ultraMaskedEdit1.SelectionLength = 0;

	// Now paste.
	this.ultraMaskedEdit1.Paste( );
}

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2