SelectedLine

Description

Obtains the number of the line that contains the insertion point in an editable control.

Applies to

DataWindow type

Method applies to

PowerBuilder

DataWindow control


Syntax

PowerBuilder

long dwcontrol.SelectedLine ( )

Argument

Description

dwcontrol

A reference to a DataWindow control. It reports the line number in the edit control over the current row and column.


Return value

Returns the number of the line containing the insertion point in dwcontrol. If an error occurs, SelectedLine returns -1. If dwcontrol is null, SelectedLine returns null.

Usage

The insertion point can be at the beginning or end of the selection. Therefore, SelectedLine can return the first or last selected line, depending on the position of the insertion point.

PowerBuilder environment

For use with other PowerBuilder controls, see the section called “SelectedLine” in PowerScript Reference.

Examples

If the insertion point is positioned anywhere in line 5 of the MultiLineEdit mle_Contact, the following example sets li_SL to 5:

integer li_SL
li_SL = mle_Contact.SelectedLine()

In this example, the line the user selects in the MultiLineEdit mle_winselect determines which window to open:

integer li_SL
 
li_SL = mle_winselect.SelectedLine()
IF li_SL = 1 THEN
      Open(w_emp_data)
ELSEIF li_SL = 2 THEN
      Open(w_dept_data)
END IF

See also

Position

SelectedText

TextLine