click textbox and get word in cursor

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I need to get the cursor word that surrounds a cursor when a text-box with text ix clicked

so if for example i have

Hell|o

, then i need to get the word hello. Here the Pipe has been used to represent the cursor

thanks

Posted 11-Dec-11 10:14am

Cool Smith

Updated 11-Dec-11 10:16am

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Cool Smith · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-11T21:30:00

thanks, but i found a simpler solution

VB

Dim intCursor As Integer = txtInput.SelectionStart
            Dim intStart As Int32 = CInt(IIf(intCursor - 1 < 0, 0, intCursor - 1))
            Dim intStop As Int32 = intCursor
            intStop = txtInput.Text.IndexOf(SingleSpace, intCursor)
            intStart = txtInput.Text.LastIndexOf(SingleSpace, intCursor)
            If intStop < 0 Then
                intStop = txtInput.Text.Length
            End If
            If intStart < 0 Then
                intStart = 0
            End If
            debug.print( txtInput.Text.Substring(intStart, intStop - intStart).Trim)