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Chapter 2 - TextEdit / TextEdit Reference

Routines / Using Byte Offsets and Corresponding Points

TEGetOffset
The TEGetOffset function finds the byte offset of a character in an edit record's text that corresponds to the specified point.
FUNCTION TEGetOffset (pt: Point; hTE: TEHandle): Integer;
pt
A point in the displayed text of the specified edit record.
hTE
A handle to the edit record containing the text.

DESCRIPTION
The TEGetOffset function works for both monostyled and multistyled edit
records. The TEGetOffset function returns the byte offset of the first byte for a
2-byte character.