Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: WebView.SelectedText

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WebView.SelectedText

Queries text of current selection.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
WebView	5.0	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes

MBS( "WebView.SelectedText"; WebViewerRef { ; Formatted } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

WebViewerRef Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function.

Formatted Optional for Mac. If 1, tries to get text with formatting. 1 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
WebViewerRef	Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function.
Formatted	Optional for Mac. If 1, tries to get text with formatting.	1	Optional

Result

Returns text or error.

Description

Queries text of current selection.
If you put this in a button, the focus may leave WebViewer and selection is lost. In a menu it works better.

See also WebView.GetPlainText, WebView.GetHTMLText and WebView.GetFormattedText.

Examples

Query plain text from webviewer:

MBS("WebView.GetPlainText"; "web")

Query html text from webviewer:

MBS("WebView.GetHTMLText"; "web")

Query formatted text from webviewer:

MBS("WebView.GetFormattedText"; "web")

Query selected text:

MBS("WebView.SelectedText"; "web")

Example Databases

WebViewer/WebView SelectedText

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Created 28th January 2015, last changed 25th August 2017

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