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move

Summary

Collapses the given text range and moves the empty range by the given number of units.

Method of dom/TextRangedom/TextRange

Syntax

var result = textRange.move(/* see parameter list */);

Parameters

Unit

Data-type
BSTR

String that specifies the units to move, using one of the following values:

character - Moves one or more characters.

word - Moves one or more words. A word is a collection of characters terminated by a space or some other white-space character, such as a tab.

sentence - Moves one or more sentences. A sentence is a collection of words terminated by a punctuation character, such as a period.

textedit - Moves to the start or end of the original range.

Count

Data-type
any

Integer that specifies the number of units to move. This can be positive or negative. The default is 1.

Return Value

Returns an object of type NumberNumber

Integer that returns the number of units moved.

Notes

Remarks

Syntax

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

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