METHOD FOR SELECTING CHARACTER DATA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING SAME

摘要

The present invention provides a method for displaying, by an electronic device, a content including character data and selecting any piece of the character data included in the content, the method comprising the steps of: setting a drag in a first direction to character data selection and setting a drag in a second direction to character data deselection; detecting a drag input in any area of the content; determining the drag direction and the drag area of the drag; determining the drag area as a selected area when the drag direction is the first direction; and deselecting a selected area included in the drag area when the drag direction is the second direction.