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Returns a copy of the selected text in IDataObject interface format.
Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function GetSelectionDataObject ( _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef ppIDataObject As IDataObject _
) As Integer
int GetSelectionDataObject(
    out IDataObject ppIDataObject
)
int GetSelectionDataObject(
    [OutAttribute] IDataObject^% ppIDataObject
)
abstract GetSelectionDataObject : 
        ppIDataObject:IDataObject byref -> int
function GetSelectionDataObject(
    ppIDataObject : IDataObject
) : int
Parameters
- ppIDataObject 
 Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop.IDataObject%- [out] Pointer to an IDataObject object containing the selected text. 
Return Value
Type: System.Int32
If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK. If it fails, it returns an error code.
Remarks
COM Signature
From textmgr.idl:
HRESULT IVsTextView::GetSelectionDataObject(
   [out] IDataObject **ppIDataObject
);
Use this method to return a selected span of text in a data object, rather that returning the text in a BSTR. This allows you to retain the formatting associated with the data object when you transfer the text to another application. For more information, see IDataObject.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.