Selection:Start Property
Short Name: SelStart
Installed With: Base Package
Class: Text Properties
Character position for the beginning of selection (inclusive).
Use this property in conjunction with the Text Properties to programmatically change a property of a subset of a string.
This property is an element of the Selection property.
Remarks
The following table lists the characteristics of this property.
| Available in Run-Time Engine and Real-Time Operating System | Yes |
| Permissions | Read/Write |
| 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 disallowed | No |
| Must wait until user interface is idle | No |
| Available with control VIs | No |
| Available with global VIs | No |
| Available with strict type definitions | No |
| Available with polymorphic VIs | No |
Example
Refer to the String Property Node VI in the labview\examples\general\cntrlref.llb for an example of using the Selection:Start property.
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