Name: selectedLoc

Type: function

Syntax: the selectedLoc

Syntax: selectedLoc()

Summary: <return|Returns> the location of the top left corner of the text <selection>.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
the selectedLoc

Example:
if the selectedLoc is not within the rect of me then unScrollField

Returns: The <selectedLoc> <function> <return|returns> two positive <integer|integers> separated by a comma.

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.

References: topLeft (property), pixels (property), hilitePattern (property), stack (object), selection (keyword), item (keyword), integer (glossary), return value (glossary), return (glossary), stack window (glossary), selectedLine (function), selectedField (function), localLoc (function), clickLoc (function), mouseLoc (function), selectedText (function), selectedChunk (function), foundLoc (function), select (command), function (control_st)

Tags: ui
