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selectedText

the selectedText 
the selectedText of listField
the selectedText of popupButton
Value returned: a string equal to the range of characters currently selected. If nothing is highlighted, it returns empty.

If a field isn't currently a list field but it was in the past, and a selection had been made when it was a list field, the selectedText returns the most recent selection.


Demo Script

on whatIsTheSelection
   select line 2 of me
   answer "The selectText is “" & the selectedText & "”"
 end whatIsTheSelection

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Note: This is a work in progress and will be formatting errors. Read more about the project on the home page.

selectedText

the selectedText 
the selectedText of listField
the selectedText of popupButton
Value returned: a string equal to the range of characters currently selected. If nothing is highlighted, it returns empty.

If a field isn't currently a list field but it was in the past, and a selection had been made when it was a list field, the selectedText returns the most recent selection.


Demo Script

on whatIsTheSelection
   select line 2 of me
   answer "The selectText is “" & the selectedText & "”"
 end whatIsTheSelection

Placeholders

Related Topics

« selectedLoc | HyperTalk Reference | shiftKey »

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