get text from multi selection

[SamC]

Hello, when using ed.get_text_sel() to get column selection, it just return '2', is any other method to get the all text of multi-selection?
upadate:
I've read the wiki for CudaAPI, it just return first carset position.
And for multi selection, it seems we need to use get_carets() and get_text_substr() to get all the text?

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[main Alexey]

get_text_sel() gets selection of only 1st caret, while you have 3 carets.

> it seems we need to use get_carets() and get_text_substr() to get all the text?

yes, right.
note: when calling get_text_substr(), you must put SORTED coords:

>Returns substring from position (x1, y1) to bigger position (x2, y2).

[main Alexey]

how to get sorted coords for i-th caret

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        carets = ed.get_carets()
        x0, y0, x1, y1 = carets[i]
        if (y0, x0) >= (y1, x1): #note that y first
            x0, y0, x1, y1 = x1, y1, x0, y0

[SamC]

how to get sorted coords for i-th caret

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        carets = ed.get_carets()
        x0, y0, x1, y1 = carets[i]
        if (y0, x0) >= (y1, x1): #note that y first
            x0, y0, x1, y1 = x1, y1, x0, y0

Thanks, I also find this in wiki page. I test it and find (y0, x0) >= (y1, x1) is always ture for the selection in one line(y0==y1)? When it will be false?

[main Alexey]

you have 2 cases: selection goes to the left, or it goes to the rigght. so x0 can be less or more than x1.