Gtk.TextView::extend-selection
Description: Reference for signal Gtk.TextView::extend-selection

### Signal

# Gtk TextView::extend-selection

#### Declaration

    gboolean
    extend_selection (
      GtkTextView* self,
      GtkTextExtendSelection granularity,
      const GtkTextIter* location,
      const GtkTextIter* start,
      const GtkTextIter* end,
      gpointer user_data
    )

#### Description [src]

Emitted when the selection needs to be extended at `location`.

Default handler: | The default handler is called after the handlers added via `g_signal_connect()`.

#### Parameters

`granularity`

  Type: `GtkTextExtendSelection`

  The granularity type.

`location`

  Type: `GtkTextIter`

  The location where to extend the selection.

  The data is owned by the caller of the function.

`start`

  Type: `GtkTextIter`

  Where the selection should start.

  The data is owned by the caller of the function.

`end`

  Type: `GtkTextIter`

  Where the selection should end.

  The data is owned by the caller of the function.

#### Return value

Type: `gboolean`

`GDK_EVENT_STOP` to stop other handlers from being invoked for the event. `GDK_EVENT_PROPAGATE` to propagate the event further.