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<RefEntryTitle>DtEditorDeleteSelection</RefEntryTitle>
<ManVolNum>library call</ManVolNum>
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<RefName><Function>DtEditorDeleteSelection</Function></RefName>
<RefPurpose>delete the primary selection in the DtEditor widget
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<FuncSynopsis Remap="ANSI">
<FuncSynopsisInfo>#include &lt;Dt/Editor.h>
</FuncSynopsisInfo>
<FuncDef>Boolean <Function>DtEditorDeleteSelection</Function></FuncDef>
<ParamDef>Widget <Parameter>widget</Parameter></ParamDef>
</FuncSynopsis>
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<Title>DESCRIPTION</Title>
<Para>The
<Function>DtEditorDeleteSelection</Function> function removes the currently highlighted data in a DtEditor
widget.
Any data following the deleted data is moved up.
Text can be selected and deselect programmatically with
&cdeman.DtEditorSelectAll; and
&cdeman.DtEditorDeselect;.</Para>
<Para>The
<Symbol Role="Variable">widget</Symbol> argument
Specifies the DtEditor widget ID.
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<Para>For a complete definition of the DtEditor widget
and its associated resources, see
&cdeman.DtEditor;. ]]></Para>
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<Title>RETURN VALUE</Title>
<Para>Upon successful completion, the
<Function>DtEditorDeleteSelection</Function> function returns
True;
otherwise, if the primary selection is
<SystemItem Class="Constant">NULL</SystemItem>, or if the widget
does not own the primary selection, it returns
False.
</Para>
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<Title>SEE ALSO</Title>
<Para>&cdeman.Dt.Editor.h;, &cdeman.DtEditorClearSelection;, &cdeman.DtEditorCopyToClipboard;, &cdeman.DtEditorCutToClipboard;, &cdeman.DtEditorDeselect;, &cdeman.DtEditorPasteFromClipboard;, &cdeman.DtEditorSelectAll;, &cdeman.DtEditorUndoEdit;.</Para>
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