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XPDFViewer_GetSelectionText

Type​

function

Summary​

Return the selected text in ANSI.

Syntax​

XPDFViewer_GetSelectionText(<viewerName>)

Description​

This function should be considered deprecated in favor of XPDFViewer_GetSelectionUnicode

The following errors may be thrown by the command:

  • XPDF_ERROR: incorrect number of parameters
  • XPDF_ERROR: PDF viewer not found

Parameters​

NameTypeDescription

viewerName

string

The name of the viewer.

pageNumber

integer

The pageNumber to return the text of.

Examples​

put XPDFViewer_GetSelectionText("Document1") into fld "selected text"

Value​

NameTypeDescription

return

The selected text.

Compatibility and Support​

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0.0

OS

mac

windows

Platforms

desktop

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