selectedLoc

Typefunction
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
the selectedLoc
selectedLoc()
Summary

Returns the location of the top left corner of the text selection.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Example
the selectedLoc
if the selectedLoc is not within the rect of me then unScrollField
Values
NameTypeDescription
return

The selectedLoc function returns two positive integers separated by a comma.

RelatedProperty: topLeft, pixels, hilitePattern
Control Structure: function
Keyword: selection, item
Object: stack
Glossary: integer, return value, return, stack window
Command: select
Function: selectedLine, selectedField, localLoc, clickLoc, mouseLoc, selectedText, selectedChunk, foundLoc
Description

Use the selectedLoc function to determine the location in the stack window where the text selection appears.

When text is selected, a box around it is filled with the hiliteColor or hilitePattern. The first item of the return value is the horizontal distance in pixels from the left edge of the stack to the left edge of this box. The second item of the return value is the vertical distance from the top edge of the stack to the top of the box.

If the text selection is in a scrolling field and the selection is not in the visible portion of the field, the selectedLoc function is adjusted by the amount of scroll.

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