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selectedText
the selectedTextthe selectedText of listFieldthe 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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