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selection

Get the text selected by the cursor

4 stable releases

1.2.0 May 5, 2024
1.1.1 Dec 23, 2023
1.1.0 Nov 14, 2023
1.0.0 Sep 7, 2023
0.1.0 Sep 7, 2023

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GPL-3.0-only

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Selection

Get the text selected by the cursor

Example

selection = "1.2.0"
use selection::get_text;

fn main() {
    // Return the selected text on success
    // Otherwise return the empty string
    let text = get_text();
    println!("{}", text);
}

Support Platform

  • Windows
  • MacOS
  • Linux
    • X11
    • Wayland

Implementation details

Windows

  • Automation API
  • Clipboard

MacOS

  • Accessibility API
  • Clipboard

Linux

  • Primary Clipboard
    • X11: x11-clipboard
    • Wayland: wl-clipboard

Dependencies

~0–44MB
~705K SLoC