Method

HexWidgetget_selection

Declaration

gboolean
hex_widget_get_selection (
  HexWidget* gh,
  gint64* start,
  gint64* end
)

Description

Get the current widget selection (highlights).

Parameters

start

Type: gint64*

Where to store the start of the current selection, as offset by byte within the buffer.

The argument will be set by the function.
The argument can be set to NULL by the method.
end

Type: gint64*

Where to store the end of the current selection, as offset by byte within the buffer.

The argument will be set by the function.
The argument can be set to NULL by the method.

Return value

Type: gboolean

TRUE if there is an active selection (start and end are different), and FALSE if there is no selection (start and end are the same).