IEditorOperations.ReplaceSelection(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Operations

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.UI.dll

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Replaces the text selection with the new text.

public:
 bool ReplaceSelection(System::String ^ text);

public:
 bool ReplaceSelection(Platform::String ^ text);

bool ReplaceSelection(std::wstring const & text);

public bool ReplaceSelection (string text);

abstract member ReplaceSelection : string -> bool

Public Function ReplaceSelection (text As String) As Boolean

Parameters

text: String

The new text that replaces the old selection.

Returns

Boolean

true if the edit succeeded, otherwise false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

text is null.

Applies to