Class rehex.Tab
A top-level tab in the application.
The Tab holds an open Document and any associated objects (main DocumentCtrl, tool panels, etc).
Fields
| rehex.Tab.doc | The Document object within the tab. |
Methods
| rehex.Tab:get_selection_linear () | Get the current selection (if linear). |
Fields
Methods
- rehex.Tab:get_selection_linear ()
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Get the current selection (if linear).
This returns the current selection in the document, but only if it is a linear sequence of bytes in the underlying file. Non-linear selections can occur when virtual sections are in use and a selection spans multiple non-contiguous selections.
Example usage:
local selection_off, selection_length = tab:get_selection_linear() if selection_off ~= nil then ... else ... end
Returns:
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Selection range or nil