Name: selectedField

Type: function

Syntax: the selectedField

Syntax: selectedField()

Summary: <return|Returns> the number of the <field> with the text <selection> or <insertion point>.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
the selectedField

Example:
hide the selectedField

Returns: The <selectedField> <function> <return|returns> the <number> of the <field> with the <selection>.

Description:
Use the <selectedField> <function> to determine which <field> the <selection> is in.

If there is no insertion point or text selection, the <selectedField> function <return|returns> empty. Otherwise, the <selectedField> is the same <object> as the one specified by the <focusedObject> <function>.

References: field (keyword), selection (keyword), function (control_st), selectedLoc (function), selectedChunk (function), focusedObject (function), number (function), insertion point (glossary), return (glossary), object (object)

Tags: ui
