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TextSelection.MoveToAbsoluteOffset Method

Moves the active point to the given 1-based absolute character offset.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub MoveToAbsoluteOffset ( _
    Offset As Integer, _
    Extend As Boolean _
)
void MoveToAbsoluteOffset(
    int Offset,
    bool Extend
)
void MoveToAbsoluteOffset(
    [InAttribute] int Offset, 
    [InAttribute] bool Extend
)
abstract MoveToAbsoluteOffset : 
        Offset:int * 
        Extend:bool -> unit
function MoveToAbsoluteOffset(
    Offset : int, 
    Extend : boolean
)

Parameters

  • Offset
    Type: System.Int32

    Required. A character index from the start of the document, starting at one

  • Extend
    Type: System.Boolean

    Optional. Default = false. A Boolean value to extend the current selection. If Extend is true, then the active end of the selection moves to the ___location while the anchor end remains where it is. Otherwise, both ends are moved to the specified ___location. This argument applies only to the TextSelection object.

Examples

Sub MoveToAbsoluteOffsetExample()
   ' Before running this example, open a text document.
   Dim objSel As TextSelection = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection
   ' Go to first line in document and select it.
   objSel.GotoLine(1, True)
   ' Move to various lines and offsets (character columns).
   objSel.MoveToAbsoluteOffset(3, True)
   objSel.MoveToDisplayColumn(3, True)
End Sub

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See Also

Reference

TextSelection Interface

EnvDTE Namespace