AutoWordSelect Property

Applies To

ComboBox control, TextBox control.

Description

Specifies whether a word or a character is the basic unit used to extend a selection.

Syntax

object.AutoWordSelect [= Boolean]

The AutoWordSelect property syntax has these parts:

Part

Description

object

Required. A valid object.

Boolean

Optional. Specifies the basic unit used to extend a selection.


Settings

The settings for Boolean are:

Value

Description

True

Uses a word as the basic unit (default).

False

Uses a character as the basic unit.


Remarks

The AutoWordSelect property specifies how the selection extends or contracts in the edit region of a TextBox or ComboBox.

If the user places the insertion point in the middle of a word and then extends the selection while AutoWordSelect is True, the selection includes the entire word.