SelectionStartEnd.java Source code

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import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Text;

public class SelectionStartEnd {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Display display = new Display();
        Shell shell = new Shell(display);
        Text text = new Text(shell, SWT.BORDER | SWT.V_SCROLL);
        text.setBounds(10, 10, 400, 100);

        text.append("text text text text text text text text text text text text text ");

        shell.open();
        text.setSelection(30, 38);
        System.out.println("selection=" + text.getSelection());
        System.out.println("caret position=" + text.getCaretPosition());
        System.out.println("caret location=" + text.getCaretLocation());
        while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
            if (!display.readAndDispatch())
                display.sleep();
        }
        display.dispose();
    }
}