TextSelection.DeleteLeft Method
Deletes a specified number of characters to the left of the active point.
Namespace: EnvDTE
Assembly: EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Sub DeleteLeft ( _
Count As Integer _
)
void DeleteLeft(
int Count
)
void DeleteLeft(
[InAttribute] int Count
)
abstract DeleteLeft :
Count:int -> unit
function DeleteLeft(
Count : int
)
Parameters
- Count
Type: System.Int32
Optional. Represents the number of characters to delete.
Remarks
If the text selection is empty, then DeleteLeft deletes the indicated number of characters to the left of the active endpoint. If the value of Count is negative, then DeleteLeft performs like the Delete method.
Examples
Public objSel As TextSelection = DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection
Sub DeleteLeftExample()
' Before running this example, open a text document.
' Perform operations on the text.
objSel.StartOfDocument(False)
Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstColumn, 4)
objSel.Copy()
Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)
objSel.Cut()
Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)
objSel.Delete()
Position(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText, 4)
objSel.DeleteLeft(6)
objSel.DestructiveInsert("NEW TEXT")
End Sub
Sub Position(ByVal pos As vsStartOfLineOptions, ByVal ipos As Integer)
' Moves the insertion point down to the beginning of the next line,
' and then highlights the right-most four characters.
objSel.LineDown()
objSel.StartOfLine(vsStartOfLineOptions.vsStartOfLineOptionsFirstText)
objSel.CharRight(True, 4)
End Sub
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.