Interface ITextSelection

Represent a selection of text inside paragraph.

Namespace: Syncfusion.Presentation

Assembly: Syncfusion.Presentation.Portable.dll

Syntax

public interface ITextSelection

Properties

Count

Gets the number of text chunks in the ITextPart collection. Read-only.

Declaration

int Count { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Int32	The count.

Examples

//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with a text
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World");
ITextSelection textSelection = presentation.Find("World", false, false);
int count = textSelection.Count;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Output.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();

 'Creates a presentation.
 Dim presentation As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
 'Add the slide into the presentation
 Dim slide As ISlide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
 'Add a text box to hold the list 
 Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
 'Add a new paragraph with a text
 Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World")
 'Finds the text from the Presentation document
 Dim textSelection As ITextSelection = presentation.Find("World", False, False)
 'Gets the selected text from the text selections index
 Dim count As Integer = textSelection.Count
 presentation.Save("Output.pptx")
 presentation.Close()

Item[Int32]

Gets the string at the specified index from the ITextPart collection.

Declaration

string this[int index] { get; }

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	index	The zero-based index of the string to get.

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The string at the specified collection.

Examples

//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with a text
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World");
// Finds all the text from the Presentation document
ITextSelection[] textSelections = presentation.FindAll("World", false, false);
string text = textSelections[0].SelectedText;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Output.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();

 'Creates a presentation.
 Dim presentation As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
 'Add the slide into the presentation
 Dim slide As ISlide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
 'Add a text box to hold the list 
 Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
 'Add a new paragraph with a text
 Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World")
 'Finds all the text from the Presentation document
 Dim textSelections As ITextSelection() = presentation.FindAll("World", False, False)
 'Gets the selected text from the text selections index
 Dim text As String = textSelections(0).SelectedText
 presentation.Save("Output.pptx")
 presentation.Close()

SelectedText

Gets the selected text. Read-only.

Declaration

string SelectedText { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The string that represents the selected text.

Examples

//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with a text
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World");
// Finds the text from the Presentation document
ITextSelection textSelection = presentation.Find("World", false, false);
// Gets the selected text from the text selection
string text = textSelection.SelectedText;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Output.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();

 'Creates a presentation.
 Dim presentation As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
 'Add the slide into the presentation
 Dim slide As ISlide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
 'Add a text box to hold the list 
 Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
 'Add a new paragraph with a text
 Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World")
 'Finds the text from the Presentation document
 Dim textSelection As ITextSelection = presentation.Find("World", False, False)
 'Gets the selected text from the text selection
 Dim text As String = textSelection.SelectedText
 presentation.Save("Output.pptx")
 presentation.Close()

Methods

GetAsOneTextPart()

Gets as one text part.

Declaration

ITextPart GetAsOneTextPart()

Returns

Type	Description
ITextPart	TextPart

Examples

//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with a text
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World");
// Finds the text from the mentioned slide
ITextSelection[] textSelections = slide.FindAll("World", false, false);
foreach (ITextSelection textSelection in textSelections)
{
    //Gets the found text as single text part
    ITextPart textPart = textSelection.GetAsOneTextPart();
    //Replace the text
    textPart.Text = "Replaced text";
}
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Output.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();

 'Creates a presentation.
 Dim presentation As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
 'Add the slide into the presentation
 Dim slide As ISlide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
 'Add a text box to hold the list 
 Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
 'Add a new paragraph with a text
 Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World")
 'Finds the text from the mentioned slide
 Dim textSelections As ITextSelection() = slide.FindAll("World", False, False)
 'Gets the found text as single text part and replace it
 For Each textSelection As ITextSelection In textSelections
     Dim textPart As ITextPart = textSelection.GetAsOneTextPart()
     textPart.Text = "Replaced text"
 Next
 presentation.Save("Output.pptx")
 presentation.Close()

GetTextParts()

Gets the selected text parts.

Declaration

ITextPart[] GetTextParts()

Returns

Type	Description
ITextPart[]	Array of TextParts

Examples

//Create a new presentation instance.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add the slide into the presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
// Add a text box to hold the list
IShape textBoxShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270);
// Add a new paragraph with a text
IParagraph paragraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World");
ITextSelection textSelection = presentation.Find("World", false, false);
// Gets the found text containing text parts
foreach (ITextPart textPart in textSelection.GetTextParts())
{
   //Sets Bold property
   textPart.Font.Bold = true;
}
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Output.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();

 'Creates a presentation.
 Dim presentation As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
 'Add the slide into the presentation
 Dim slide As ISlide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
 'Add a text box to hold the list 
 Dim textBoxShape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(65, 140, 410, 270)
 'Add a new paragraph with a text
 Dim paragraph As IParagraph = textBoxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World")
 'Finds the text from the Presentation document
 Dim textSelection As ITextSelection = presentation.Find("World", False, False)
 'Gets the text parts from the selection
 For Each textPart As ITextPart In textSelection.GetTextParts()
     textPart.Font.Bold = True
 Next
 presentation.Save("Output.pptx")
 presentation.Close()