Cursor Position Within A Text Field

[skuhlman]

Okay, I feel like I'm missing something very obvious here. Is there a way to know the position of your cursor within a text field. I've explored the SelText, SelLength, and SelStart properties, but they don't realy seem to be helpful. What I'm really after is... In a 30 characther field (select all on entry) as they type, mouse-click, and cursor around, where is the cursor sitting when they tab out of the field?

 

[Mike Lewis]

Hi skuhlman,

Normally, SelStart will give the position of the cursor. However, you said that you want the position "after they tab out of the field". The answer is: Nowhere. If the field does not have focus, there is no cursor in it.

Mike


Mike Lewis
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http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

 

[skuhlman]

After I leave the field is when I need to know, but what I need to know is where it was last prior to leaving the field. I've figured out that my problem with the SelStart property was that when I was displaying it for debuging purposes it was in the KeyPress event which showed values for the property PRIOR to the KeyPress instead of AFTER the keypress.

 

[DSummZZZ]

So then you should be able to set a form variable in you KeyPress event and query it in the LostFocus event.


Dave S.

 

[Mike Lewis]

It sounds like you need to put code in the InteractiveChange to write the value of SelStart to a custom property of your base textbox class. Then, in the LostFocus, read the value of that property.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

 

[GriffMG]

Mike,

Wouldn't that require you to edit the field, in order for the interactivechange event to be fired?

All you have to do is read the selstart property in the lostfocus event - it remains available even when the cursor isn't there any more...

Good luck skuhlman!



Regards

Griff
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[Mike Lewis]

Griff,

Wouldn't that require you to edit the field, in order for the interactivechange event to be fired?

Of course. I was just trying to catch you out <g>.

Maybe I should've said to use the KeyPress event.

All you have to do is read the selstart property in the lostfocus event - it remains available even when the cursor isn't there any more...

Hmm. I thought that was skuhlman's original problem. I must admit that I haven't tried this myself.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

 

[GriffMG]

Hi Mike,

My response was partly tongue in cheek... but I think the selstart will work.

have a nice weekend.



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Griff
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