Gets the selected text in the item body or subject in Compose mode.

Get selected text (Compose).OUTLOOK.yaml

name: Get selected text (Compose)
description: Gets the selected text in the item body or subject in Compose mode.
host: OUTLOOK
api_set: {}
script:
  content: |
    $("#get-selected-data").click(getSelectedData);

    function getSelectedData() {
      Office.context.mailbox.item.getSelectedDataAsync(Office.CoercionType.Text, function(asyncResult) {
        if (asyncResult.status === Office.AsyncResultStatus.Succeeded) {
          const text = asyncResult.value.data;
          const prop = asyncResult.value.sourceProperty;
          console.log("Selected text in " + prop + ": " + text);
        } else {
          console.error(asyncResult.error);
        }
      });
    }
  language: typescript
template:
  content: |-
    <section class="ms-font-m">
        <p class="ms-font-m">This sample shows how to get the selected text in the item body or subject/title.</p>
        <p><b>Required mode</b>: Compose</p>
    </section>

    <section class="samples ms-font-m">
        <h3>Try it out</h3>
        <p>Select text in the item body or subject then push the <b>Get selected text</b> button.</p>
        <button id="get-selected-data" class="ms-Button">
        <span class="ms-Button-label">Get selected text</span>
      </button>
    </section>
  language: html
style:
  content: |-
    section.samples {
        margin-top: 20px;
    }

    section.samples .ms-Button, section.setup .ms-Button {
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 5px;
        margin-left: 20px;
        min-width: 80px;
    }
  language: css
libraries: |
  https://appsforoffice.microsoft.com/lib/1/hosted/office.js
  @types/office-js

  office-ui-fabric-js@1.4.0/dist/css/fabric.min.css
  office-ui-fabric-js@1.4.0/dist/css/fabric.components.min.css

  core-js@2.4.1/client/core.min.js
  @types/core-js

  jquery@3.1.1
  @types/jquery@3.3.1