TCustomSyntaxMemo.SelectMode Property

Represents current selection mode of the syntax memo.

property SelectMode: TSyntSelectionMode;

Description

SelectMode specifies how user performs text selection (marks selection block). Selected block may be then copied to clipboard, moved, deleted, overwritten.

Available selection modes:

Mode	Meaning
msNone	No selection is available. It is default.
msNormal	Normal selection that is selection from start position SelStart with the length SelLength.
msColumn	Column selection. Selected block is available through SelRect property.
msLine	Line selection. This mode is like normal selection except SelStart and SelLength are determined to select whole lines.

When user moves caret without pressed control keys, SelectMode is reseted to msNone. If Options contains soKeepSelMode, SelectMode is not reseted to msNone when user moves caret using keyboard.

If Options contains soGreedySelect selection will contain extra column/line in column/line selection modes.

To perform text selection using mouse:

Pressed control keys	Mouse down action
None	Moves caret to the mouse position and sets SelectMode to msNone.
Shift	Moves caret to the mouse position and starts normal selection.
Shift + Alt	Moves caret to the mouse position and starts column selection.
Shift + Alt + Ctrl	Moves caret to the mouse position and starts line selection.

Group

TCustomSyntaxMemo Properties

Links

TCustomSyntaxMemo Properties, TCustomSyntaxMemo Class, ecSyntMemo Namespace

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