.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: EdClear

.. _edclear:

EdClear
=======

.. us.tag  EdClear ENGLISH EdSet

:ref:`EdClear` deletes the current selection in the editor.

.. function::  bool = EdClear(hEdit)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE (1); otherwise it is FALSE (0).

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hEdit

   Identifies the editor.

.. us.comment

**Comment**

The deletion performed by :ref:`EdClear` can be undone by calling the
:ref:`EdUndo` function.

To delete the current selection and place the deleted contents into the
clipboard, call the :ref:`EdCut` function.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-editors`,
   :ref:`EdUndo`,
   :ref:`EdCut`,
   :ref:`EdCreate`

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