# ATTR_TEXT_SELECTION_START

Type: | Control attribute
Description: | The zero-based offset (in bytes) of the starting point of selected text. If no text is selected, TEXT_SELECTION_START represents the offset of the caret. When used on a table, and the table is in edit state, this attribute refers to the cell being edited.
Control Types: | Strings, tables, text boxes.
Data Type: | integer
Valid Range: | 0 or greater