CharacterIndexForPoint Method (thePoint)

Returns the index of the character whose frame rectangle includes the given point. (required)

Original signature is '- (NSUInteger)characterIndexForPoint:(NSPoint)thePoint'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public virtual NSUInteger CharacterIndexForPoint(
	NSPoint thePoint
)

Public Overridable Function CharacterIndexForPoint ( _
	thePoint As NSPoint _
) As NSUInteger

public:
virtual NSUInteger CharacterIndexForPoint(
	NSPoint thePoint
)

Parameters

thePoint (NSPoint): A point, in screen coordinates.

Return Value

The character index, measured from the start of the receiver’s text storage, of the character containing the given point. Returns NSNotFound if the cursor is not within a character.

Version Information

Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.AppKit (Module: Monobjc.AppKit)