How to get selected text from edit control

[E1M1]

How do I get selected text from edit control?I have GUI with edit control, and I select some some text there. Now I want get that selected text, how could I do it?

I have gui that is similar to window's notepad, but I cant find code for "copy" button only code I invent was send("^c") , but I need other than send.

[monoceres]

_GUICtrlEdit_GetSel().

[E1M1]

_GUICtrlEdit_GetSel().

Return Value

Success: Array in the following format:

[0] - Starting position

[1] - Ending position

It return position but I want get text, then I still need function to get all char(s) from $pos[0] to $pos[1]

[martin]

It return position but I want get text, then I still need function to get all char(s) from $pos[0] to $pos[1]

If you know the first position and the last then there's not muchmore to figure out.

$range = _GUICtrlEdit_GetSel(GUICtrlGetHandle($Edit1))
If $range[0] <> $range[1] Then
  $SelectedText = StringMid(GUICtrlRead($Edit1), $range[0] + 1, $range[1] - $range[0]))
EndIf

Or something pretty close to that.

[E1M1]

thanks! It was easy and working solution

[myspacee]

Hello,

sorry for take back this post. I used MVPs code:

$range = _GUICtrlEdit_GetSel(GUICtrlGetHandle($Edit1))
 

$range = _GUICtrlEdit_GetSel(GUICtrlGetHandle($Edit1))
If $range[0] <> $range[1] Then
  $SelectedText = StringMid(GUICtrlRead($Edit1), $range[0] + 1, $range[1] - $range[0]))
EndIf

this works perfectly to obtain selected text. Now, how replace text in same position ?

eg:

- i select letter Y form : New York

- recover selection with above code

- replace selection in that point with different letter : New Zork

 

thank you,

m.

[MikahS]

This is a 6 year old topic, my suggestion would have been to start a new topic.

But, just use the function :

_GUICtrlEdit_ReplaceSel(GUIctrlGetHandle($Edit1), "Z")

instead.

[myspacee]

Thank you,

it wore perfectly, sorry for retake post.

m.

[MikahS]

Glad it helped. 

For next time.