GetSelectedText

Returns the selected text from the document.

Syntax

expression.GetSelectedText(prop);

expression - A variable that represents an Api class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
prop	Required	object		The resulting string display properties.
prop.Numbering	Required	boolean		Defines if the resulting string will include numbering or not.
prop.Math	Required	boolean		Defines if the resulting string will include mathematical expressions or not.
prop.TableCellSeparator	Optional	string	'\t'	Defines how the table cell separator will be specified in the resulting string. Any symbol can be used. The default separator is "\t".
prop.TableRowSeparator	Optional	string	'\r\n'	Defines how the table row separator will be specified in the resulting string. Any symbol can be used. The default separator is "\r\n".
prop.ParaSeparator	Optional	string	'\r\n'	Defines how the paragraph separator will be specified in the resulting string. Any symbol can be used. The default separator is "\r\n".
prop.TabSymbol	Optional	string	' '	Defines how the tab will be specified in the resulting string. Any symbol can be used. The default symbol is " ".
prop.NewLineSeparator	Optional	string	'\r'	Defines how the line separator will be specified in the resulting string. Any symbol can be used. The default separator is "\r".

Returns

string

Example

function CorrectText () {
    switch (window.Asc.plugin.info.editorType) {
        case 'word':
        case 'slide': {
            window.Asc.plugin.executeMethod ("GetSelectedText", [{"Numbering": false, "Math": false, "TableCellSeparator": '\n', "ParaSeparator": '\n', "TabSymbol": String.fromCharCode(9)}], function (data) {
                sText = data;
                ExecTypograf (sText);
            });
            break;
        }
        case 'cell': {
            window.Asc.plugin.executeMethod ("GetSelectedText", [{"Numbering": false, "Math": false, "TableCellSeparator": '\n', "ParaSeparator": '\n', "TabSymbol": String.fromCharCode(9)}], function (data) {
                if (data == '') {
                    sText = sText.replace (/\t/g, '\n');
                    ExecTypograf (sText);
                }
                else {
                    sText = data;
                    ExecTypograf (sText);
                }
            });
            break;
        }
    }
}