selected_text

selected_text :: (edit: *Text_Edit) -> string

The selected text, valid until the next edit.

Parameters

edit: *Text_Edit

the text being edited.

Returns

string

edit: Text_Edit;
defer free_text_edit(*edit);
set_contents(*edit, "hello world");
move_caret(*edit, 6);
move_caret(*edit, 11, extend = true);
assert(selected_text(*edit) == "world");