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Handle Attributes and Methods Reference : SELECTION-START attribute
 

SELECTION-START attribute

The offset of the first character of the currently selected text in the widget.
Data type: INTEGER
Access: Read-only
Applies to: BROWSE widget (column), COMBO-BOX widget, EDITOR widget, FILL-IN widget
If the editor is not already realized and you reference its SELECTION-START attribute, the AVM realizes the widget.
In Windows, both the regular editor and the large editor support SELECTION-START.