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unpublished struct Caret
Description
This structure contains the caret information.

This structure is used from the XTextLayout interface to transport information regarding a text caret.


Elements' Summary
MainCaretIndex This contains the main caret index. 
SecondaryCaretIndex This contains the secondary caret index. 
CaretAngle The angle of the caret. 
Elements' Details
MainCaretIndex
long MainCaretIndex;
Description
This contains the main caret index.

The main caret index corresponds to the insert position when inserting text in the layout's main text direction.

SecondaryCaretIndex
long SecondaryCaretIndex;
Description
This contains the secondary caret index.

The secondary caret index, when different from the main caret index, corresponds to the insert position when inserting text at a direction change opposite to the layout's main text direction.

CaretAngle
double CaretAngle;
Description
The angle of the caret.

This member contains the rotation angle of the caret in degrees, with 0 denoting an unrotated caret (the unrotated caret orientation depends on the writing mode, horizontally or vertically). The rotation angle is positive for counter-clockwise rotations.

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