Delete(Int32,Int32) Method

Deletes text from the document

Syntax

Visual Basic

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function Delete( _
   ByVal startOffset As Integer, _
   ByVal length As Integer _
) As Boolean

C#

public bool Delete( 
   int startOffset,
   int length
)

Parameters

startOffset

The zero-based offset where the text to delete start.

length

The length of the text to delete.

Return Value

True if the operation was successful, otherwise false.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.InvalidOperationException	If the IsReadOnly property is set to true or if this method is called in the middle of an update operation, e.g. from within a TextChanging event handler.
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException	If startOffset is less than 0 or startOffset plus length greater than 1 minus the current length of the document.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, 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