How to use a script to select some text in a continuous column and then convert it to select all the text in these columns?

Question

For example, my story has 4 text boxes, each with 2 columns.
When I select some of the text in columns 2-4, I want to use a script to select all the text in columns 2-4.

The green color in the sample represents the selected text

Peter Kahrel · Accepted Answer

You should familiarise yourself with the textColumn object and the itemByRange() function. Many of your questions are about that.

app.selection[0].parentStory.textColumns.itemByRange (
  app.selection[0].textColumns[0], 
  app.selection[0].textColumns[-1])
.select();

Peter Kahrel · Answer

>want to get the starting line, which is the first line in the story, because it's easier to control.Why is that?>The lines [0]. index seems to obtain the character position, not the position of lines [0].The position of a line is the same as the position of the line’s first character and the line’s first insertion point.>What line is it in 'app. selection [0]. parentStory. lines'I distinctly remember that you’ve asked this question several times before and got answers. With all the hints and code samples you received over the years you should really be able to do this yourself. Try it. Hint: use itemByRange()

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