{"identifier":100041,"topic":"Properties","name":"multipleLines","text":" <code>set <\/code>[<code>the<\/code>]<code> multipleLines of <i>field<\/i> \u00ac  to <i>trueOrFalse<\/i> <br><br>\n\n <\/code>The<code> multipleLines <\/code>property returns or sets whether a user can extend the range of highlighted lines in a <i>list field<\/i> .  <br><br>\n\n When<code> the multipleLines <\/code>is<code> true<\/code>, the user can extend highlighted lines either by shift-clicking any point before or after the insertion point in a field or by dragging through text. <br>\n<br>\n <code>MultipleLines <\/code>appears as the  \u201cMultiple Lines\u201d option in the Field Info dialog box, where it is disabled if <code>autoSelect <\/code>is set to false.  <br><br>\n\n To learn which lines are selected, get the<code> selectedLine of <i>field<\/i><\/code>.   <br><br>\n\n To learn the contents of those lines, get the<code> selectedText of <i>field<\/i><\/code>.   <br><br>\n\n To preselect lines, use    <code>select line x [to y] of <i>field<\/i><\/code> <br>\n","related":{"12857":"autoSelect","75848":"lockText","47006":"select","63809":"selectedLine","64031":"selectedText"},"examples":"\nget the multipleLines of field 6\n\nif the multipleLines of field list is true\nthen answer \"You may choose three items in this list.\"","demo":"","debug":{"9":["\rset [the] multipleL"],"10":["\rMultipleLines appea"]}}