Short Name: Selection
Requires: Base Development System
Class: Text Properties
To Use: Create a property.
Text selection specified in terms of character positions for the beginning of selection (inclusive) and end of selection (not inclusive). If you set the start and end to be the same, LabVIEW inserts a caret into the text.
If you want to highlight the text, you must set key focus on a control before you use the Selection property.
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Data type | |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| Available in Run-Time Engine | Yes |
| Available in Real-Time Operating System | Yes |
| Settable when the VI is running | Yes |
| Loads the front panel into memory | No |
| Need to authenticate before use | No |
| Loads the block diagram into memory | No |
| Remote access allowed | Yes |