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