HTML.CursorText Property (ExHTML)

You can use the CursorText property to:

get the text un-formatted ( plain text ) / formatted text. For instance, the print( CursorText(0,-1) ) prints the entire text by excluding any HTML tags ( plain text )
replace/insert un-formatted ( plain text ) / formatted text. For instance, the CursorText(0,0,False) = "<b>plain text</b>", inserts at the beginning of the text "plain text" sequence that appears on bold.

from any position of any length.

The CursorPos property specifies the position of the cursor inside the text. The CursorStart property gives the starting position of the text. The CursorEnd property gives the ending position of the text. Use the Text property to access/replace the entire control's text. Use the SelText property to insert text at cursor position. The SelStart property returns or sets the number of characters selected. The SelLength property to specifies the length of the control's selection. The Find method finds and selects programmatically a string within the control's text.

The following samples get the selection as plain text with no HTML formatting:

VBA (MS Access, Excell...)

' SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
Private Sub HTML1_SelChange()
	With HTML1
		Debug.Print( .CursorText(.SelStart,.SelLength,True) )
	End With
End Sub

With HTML1
	.WordWrap = True
	.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select " & _
"a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."
End With

VB6

' SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
Private Sub HTML1_SelChange()
	With HTML1
		Debug.Print( .CursorText(.SelStart,.SelLength,True) )
	End With
End Sub

With HTML1
	.WordWrap = True
	.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select " & _
"a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."
End With

VB.NET

' SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
Private Sub Exhtml1_SelChange(ByVal sender As System.Object) Handles Exhtml1.SelChange
	With Exhtml1
		Debug.Print( .get_CursorText(.SelStart,.SelLength,True) )
	End With
End Sub

With Exhtml1
	.WordWrap = True
	.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select " & _
"a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."
End With

VB.NET for /COM

' SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
Private Sub AxHTML1_SelChange(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles AxHTML1.SelChange
	With AxHTML1
		Debug.Print( .get_CursorText(.SelStart,.SelLength,True) )
	End With
End Sub

With AxHTML1
	.WordWrap = True
	.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select " & _
"a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."
End With

C++

// SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
void OnSelChangeHTML1()
{
	/*
		Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
		it defines the namespace 'EXHTMLLib' for the library: 'ExHTML 1.0 Control Library'
		#import <ExHTML.dll>
		using namespace EXHTMLLib;
	*/
	EXHTMLLib::IHTMLPtr spHTML1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_HTML1)->GetControlUnknown();
	OutputDebugStringW( spHTML1->GetCursorText(spHTML1->GetSelStart(),spHTML1->GetSelLength(),VARIANT_TRUE) );
}

EXHTMLLib::IHTMLPtr spHTML1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_HTML1)->GetControlUnknown();
spHTML1->PutWordWrap(VARIANT_TRUE);
spHTML1->PutText(_bstr_t("<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select ") +
"a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting.");

C++ Builder

// SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
void __fastcall TForm1::HTML1SelChange(TObject *Sender)
{
	OutputDebugString( HTML1->CursorText[HTML1->SelStart,HTML1->SelLength,TVariant(true)] );
}

HTML1->WordWrap = true;
HTML1->Text = TVariant(String("<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select ") +
"a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting.");

// SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
private void exhtml1_SelChange(object sender)
{
	System.Diagnostics.Debug.Print( exhtml1.get_CursorText(exhtml1.SelStart,exhtml1.SelLength,true) );
}
//this.exhtml1.SelChange += new exontrol.EXHTMLLib.exg2antt.SelChangeEventHandler(this.exhtml1_SelChange);

exhtml1.WordWrap = true;
exhtml1.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select " +
"a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting.";

JScript/JavaScript

<BODY onload='Init()'>
<SCRIPT FOR="HTML1" EVENT="SelChange()" LANGUAGE="JScript">
	alert( HTML1.CursorText(HTML1.SelStart,HTML1.SelLength,true) );
</SCRIPT>

<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:0036F83C-D892-4B7B-AA0B-BEDD8D16A738" id="HTML1"></OBJECT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
function Init()
{
	HTML1.WordWrap = true;
	HTML1.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select " +
	"a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting.";
}
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>

VBScript

<BODY onload='Init()'>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
Function HTML1_SelChange()
	With HTML1
		alert( .CursorText(.SelStart,.SelLength,True) )
	End With
End Function
</SCRIPT>

<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:0036F83C-D892-4B7B-AA0B-BEDD8D16A738" id="HTML1"></OBJECT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
Function Init()
	With HTML1
		.WordWrap = True
		.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select " & _
	"a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."
	End With
End Function
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>

C# for /COM

// SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
private void axHTML1_SelChange(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
	System.Diagnostics.Debug.Print( axHTML1.get_CursorText(axHTML1.SelStart,axHTML1.SelLength,true) );
}
//this.axHTML1.SelChange += new EventHandler(this.axHTML1_SelChange);

axHTML1.WordWrap = true;
axHTML1.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select " +
"a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting.";

X++ (Dynamics Ax 2009)

// SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
void onEvent_SelChange()
{
	;
	print( exhtml1.CursorText(exhtml1.SelStart(),exhtml1.SelLength(),COMVariant::createFromBoolean(true)) );
}

public void init()
{
	str var_s;
	;

	super();

	exhtml1.WordWrap(true);
	var_s = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select a";
	var_s = var_s + " portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting.";
	exhtml1.Text(var_s);
}

Delphi 8 (.NET only)

// SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
procedure TWinForm1.AxHTML1_SelChange(sender: System.Object; e: System.EventArgs);
begin
	with AxHTML1 do
	begin
		OutputDebugString( get_CursorText(SelStart,SelLength,TObject(True)) );
	end
end;

with AxHTML1 do
begin
	WordWrap := True;
	Text := '<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select a' + 
	' portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting.';
end

Delphi (standard)

// SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
procedure TForm1.HTML1SelChange(ASender: TObject; );
begin
	with HTML1 do
	begin
		OutputDebugString( CursorText[SelStart,SelLength,OleVariant(True)] );
	end
end;

with HTML1 do
begin
	WordWrap := True;
	Text := '<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select a' + 
	' portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting.';
end

VFP

*** SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control. ***
LPARAMETERS nop
	with thisform.HTML1
		DEBUGOUT( .CursorText(.SelStart,.SelLength,.T.) )
	endwith

with thisform.HTML1
	.WordWrap = .T.
	var_s = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select a"
	var_s = var_s + " portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."
	.Text = var_s
endwith

dBASE Plus

/*
with (this.ACTIVEX1.nativeObject)
	SelChange = class::nativeObject_SelChange
endwith
*/
// Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
function nativeObject_SelChange()
	local oHTML
	oHTML = form.Activex1.nativeObject
	? oHTML.CursorText(oHTML.SelStart,oHTML.SelLength,true) 
return

local oHTML

oHTML = form.Activex1.nativeObject
oHTML.WordWrap = true
oHTML.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."

XBasic (Alpha Five)

' Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
function SelChange as v ()
	Dim oHTML as P
	oHTML = topparent:CONTROL_ACTIVEX1.activex
	? oHTML.CursorText(oHTML.SelStart,oHTML.SelLength,.t.) 
end function

Dim oHTML as P

oHTML = topparent:CONTROL_ACTIVEX1.activex
oHTML.WordWrap = .t.
oHTML.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."

Visual Objects

METHOD OCX_Exontrol1SelChange() CLASS MainDialog
	// SelChange event - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
	OutputDebugString(String2Psz( oDCOCX_Exontrol1:[CursorText,oDCOCX_Exontrol1:SelStart,oDCOCX_Exontrol1:SelLength,true] ))
RETURN NIL


oDCOCX_Exontrol1:WordWrap := true
oDCOCX_Exontrol1:Text := "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."

PowerBuilder

/*begin event SelChange() - Occurs when the user selects text in the control.*/
/*
	OleObject oHTML
	oHTML = ole_1.Object
	MessageBox("Information",string( oHTML.CursorText(oHTML.SelStart,oHTML.SelLength,true) ))
*/
/*end event SelChange*/

OleObject oHTML

oHTML = ole_1.Object
oHTML.WordWrap = true
oHTML.Text = "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."

Visual DataFlex

// Occurs when the user selects text in the control.
Procedure OnComSelChange 
	Forward Send OnComSelChange 
	Showln (ComCursorText(Self,(ComSelStart(Self)),(ComSelLength(Self)),True))
End_Procedure

Procedure OnCreate
	Forward Send OnCreate
	Set ComWordWrap to True
	Set ComText to "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."
End_Procedure

XBase++

PROCEDURE OnSelChange(oHTML)
	DevOut( oHTML:CursorText(oHTML:SelStart(),oHTML:SelLength(),.T.) )
RETURN

#include "AppEvent.ch"
#include "ActiveX.ch"

PROCEDURE Main
 	LOCAL oForm
	LOCAL nEvent := 0, mp1 := NIL, mp2 := NIL, oXbp := NIL
	LOCAL oHTML

	oForm := XbpDialog():new( AppDesktop() )
	oForm:drawingArea:clipChildren := .T.
	oForm:create( ,,{100,100}, {640,480},, .F. )
	oForm:close  := {|| PostAppEvent( xbeP_Quit )}

	oHTML := XbpActiveXControl():new( oForm:drawingArea )
	oHTML:CLSID  := "Exontrol.HTML.1" /*{0036F83C-D892-4B7B-AA0B-BEDD8D16A738}*/
	oHTML:create(,, {10,60},{610,370} )

		oHTML:SelChange := {|| OnSelChange(oHTML)} /*Occurs when the user selects text in the control.*/

		oHTML:WordWrap := .T.
		oHTML:Text := "<font ;12><sha  ;;0>This is a bit of <b><fgcolor 808080><u>HTML</u></fgcolor></b> text. Select a portion of text and you will get the text with no HTML formatting."

	oForm:Show()
	DO WHILE nEvent != xbeP_Quit
		nEvent := AppEvent( @mp1, @mp2, @oXbp )
		oXbp:handleEvent( nEvent, mp1, mp2 )
	ENDDO 
RETURN

		Type	Description
		Position as Long	A long expression that specifies the position of the cursor to insert/replace the text. The Position parameter could be a value between CursorStart and CursorEnd properties. If -1, end of the text is considered. The SelStart property returns or sets the number of characters selected.
		Length as Long	A long expression that indicates the length of the text to be replaced. The SelLength property to specifies the length of the control's selection.
		PlainText as Variant	A Boolean expression that specifies whether the CursorText method gets the un-formatted ( plain text ) / formatted text. If missing, the PlaintText parameters is True, or un-formatted ( plain text ).
		String	A String expression that specifies the un-formatted ( plain text ) / formatted text, based on the PlainText parameter.