.NET Web Browser Control: How to check if there is text selected??

.NET Web Browser Control: How to check if there is text selected??

• jwagner20

  Look into the web browser controls DocumentText class.
  
  
  

• ckoest

  actually, you don't even have to go to that trouble.

  browser.Document.DomDocument.selection.type will return a string:

  "None" if there is no selection and "Text" et. al. if something is selected.

  
  
  

• coln

  something like this, but i'd urge you to look up the documentation on MSDN:

  IHTMLDocument2 doc = webBrowser1.Document.DomDocument as IHTMLDocument2;

  IHTMLTxtRange range = doc.selection.createRange() as IHTMLTxtRange;

  range.findText("texttofind", 0, 0);

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  you should look up the valid param values on msdn.

  but something like this should work.

  BTW - don't forget to mark posts as the answer if they answered your question

  
  
  

• DanUp

  After looking around for a bit, I am not sure that this is even possible with the built in .NET functions. If it was, there would be, (logically anyway), a SelectedText function in the webBrowser class, (which there is not).
  
  Do some searching on MSDN, CodeProject and CodeGuru to see if you can come up with anything.
  
  
  

• startlet

  you'll have to use the active x stuff to get to this functionality.

  you'll have to add a reference to MSHTML in your project.

  this is under the 'Add Reference->COM' tab, under 'Microsoft Html Object Library'.

  IHTMLDocument2 doc = webBrowser1.Document.DomDocument as IHTMLDocument2;

  IHTMLTxtRange range = doc.selection.createRange() as IHTMLTxtRange;

  MessageBox.Show(range.text);

  that should do the trick.

  
  
  

• MarilynJ

  OK - webBrowser1.Document. What do I use to check if there is text selected

  Matt

  
  

• Jing-ta

  One more thing:
  
  Is there anyway possible to code a Find feature
  
  Matt
  
  
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