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<RefEntryTitle>DtEditorGetInsertionPosition</RefEntryTitle>
<ManVolNum>library call</ManVolNum>
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<RefName><Function>DtEditorGetInsertionPosition</Function></RefName>
<RefPurpose>retrieve the position of the insert cursor in a DtEditor widget
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<FuncSynopsis Remap="ANSI">
<FuncSynopsisInfo>#include &lt;Dt/Editor.h>
</FuncSynopsisInfo>
<FuncDef>XmTextPosition <Function>DtEditorGetInsertionPosition</Function></FuncDef>
<ParamDef>Widget <Parameter>widget</Parameter></ParamDef>
</FuncSynopsis>
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<Title>DESCRIPTION</Title>
<Para>The
<Function>DtEditorGetInsertionPosition</Function> function accesses the current position of the insertion cursor in the DtEditor
widget.
The position is an integer number of characters from the
beginning of the widget's text buffer.
The first character position is zero.
The position of the insertion cursor can be set with
&cdeman.DtEditorSetInsertionPosition;.</Para>
<Para>The
<Symbol Role="Variable">widget</Symbol> argument specifies the DtEditor widget ID.
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<Para>For a complete definition of the DtEditor widget
and its associated resources, see
&cdeman.DtEditor;. ]]></Para>
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<Title>RETURN VALUE</Title>
<Para>Upon successful completion, the
<Function>DtEditorGetInsertionPosition</Function> function returns an
<StructName Role="typedef">XmTextPosition</StructName> value that indicates the position of the insertion cursor in the text; otherwise,
it returns
<SystemItem Class="Constant">NULL</SystemItem>.</Para>
</RefSect1>
<RefSect1>
<Title>SEE ALSO</Title>
<Para>&cdeman.Dt.Editor.h;, &cdeman.DtEditor;, &cdeman.DtEditorGetLastPosition;, &cdeman.DtEditorSetInsertionPosition;.</Para>
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