selectWordAt method

void selectWordAt(
  1. Offset globalPosition
)

Selects the word at globalPosition and shows the selection handles and context toolbar — the programmatic equivalent of a native long-press at that point.

Prefer this over selectAll when entering selection mode anchored on the user's press position (e.g. a long-press menu's "select text" action). See _selectAt for how the overlay is surfaced while narrowing to a word.

Implementation

void selectWordAt(Offset globalPosition) =>
    _selectAt(globalPosition, TextGranularity.word);