.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: EdSetSel

.. _edsetsel:

EdSetSel
========

.. us.tag  EdSetSel ENGLISH

:ref:`EdSetSel` selects a range of characters in the editor.

.. function::  bool = EdSetSel(hEdit, nStartChar, nEndChar)

.. 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.

.. uparam:: nStartChar

   *nStartChar* specifies the starting position. If *nStartChar* is 0 and
   *nEndChar* is -1, all the text in the editor will be selected. If *nStartChar*
   is -1, the current selection will be removed.

.. uparam:: nEndChar

   *nEndChar* specifies the end position. If *nEndChar* is -1, the text from
   *nStartChar* to the end of the editor will be selected.

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

:sub:`id-1814569`