Re: Finding a word from a character position
Re: Finding a word from a character position
- Subject: Re: Finding a word from a character position
- From: Gideon King <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 02:34:55 +1000
Perfect, thanks Douglas.
> On Dec 3, 2009, at 1:57 AM, Gideon King wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to emulate the double-click behavior of an NSTextView where it selects the word under your mouse.
>>
>> I am able to set the insertion point on a single click using the characterIndexForPoint: method.
>>
>> What's the best way to go from there to selecting the word (or space) where they have clicked?
>
> NSTextView's method for this is -selectionRangeForProposedRange:granularity:. If you're doing this without a text view, the underlying implementation is in NSAttributedString's -doubleClickAtIndex:.
>
> Note that -characterIndexForPoint: is intended for input methods, not for setting the insertion point. Try -characterIndexForInsertionAtPoint: instead.
>
> Douglas Davidson
>
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