selectend

Selectend is a term used in text editing and software development environments to describe a command or function that extends the current text selection to the end of a logical unit, typically a line or the entire document. The precise behavior of selectend depends on the editor and the active selection mode. In many editors, invoking selectend from the cursor position enlarges the selection to the end of the current line; in other contexts or modes, it can extend to the end of the document.

In practice, selectend is often implemented as a keyboard shortcut or a command palette action. It is commonly used in combination with a modifier (for example, a shift-like key) to indicate that a selection should be extended rather than moved. Because editors vary in their terminology, some programs may call the feature “extend to end,” “select to end,” or a similarly descriptive name, while others expose it under a generic selection or navigation command.

Implementation considerations for selectend include how end points are defined (end of the line versus end of the document), how the anchor point of an existing selection is treated, and how the command interacts with multi-cursor or block selections. In code editors, the behavior is typically implemented by computing the end position of the current line or the end position of the document and adjusting the selection range accordingly.

See also: select, selectall, end, End key, extend selection.