SetNumberOfPreviousProps() public method

Sets the number of previous elements for the given limit of the selection
public SetNumberOfPreviousProps ( SelLimitType type, int value ) : void
type SelLimitType
value int
return void
		private void SetupTranslationPrompt(SelectionHelper helper, int flid)
		{
			IVwSelection sel;
			m_vc.SetActiveFreeform(helper.LevelInfo[0].hvo, flid, helper.Ws, helper.NumberOfPreviousProps);
			helper.SetTextPropId(SelectionHelper.SelLimitType.Anchor, kTagUserPrompt);
			helper.SetTextPropId(SelectionHelper.SelLimitType.End, kTagUserPrompt);
			helper.NumberOfPreviousProps = 0; // only ever one occurrence of prompt.
			helper.SetNumberOfPreviousProps(SelectionHelper.SelLimitType.End, 0);
			// Even though the helper method is called MakeRangeSelection, it will initially make
			// an IP, because we haven't set any different offset for the end.
			// Since it's at the start of the prompt, we need it to associate with the prompt,
			// not the preceding (zero width direction-control) character.
			helper.AssocPrev = false;
			try
			{
				sel = helper.MakeRangeSelection(m_rootb, true);
				sel.ExtendToStringBoundaries();
			}
			// Prevent the crash described in LT-9399 by swallowing the exception.
			catch (Exception exc)
			{
				if (exc != null)
					Debug.WriteLine(String.Format(
						"InterlinDocChild.SelectionChanged() trying to display prompt for empty translation: {0}", exc.Message));
			}
		}