Name: selectedObjectChanged

Type: message

Syntax: selectedObjectChanged

Summary: Sent to an <object> when it is <selected>.

Associations: stack,card,field,button,graphic,scrollbar,player,image

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
on selectedObjectChanged -- update a property-display stack 
  repeat for each line thisObjectID in the selectedObjects
    send "addToPalette" && thisObjectID to stack "Object Palette"
  end repeat
end selectedObjectChanged

Description:
Handle the <selectedObjectChanged> <message> if you want to perform some action when an <object> is <selected>.

When an object is selected, the <selectedObjectChanged> <message> is sent to the newly <selected> <object>.

When an object is deselected and no other object is selected--for example, when the user clicks the card or chooses the Browse tool--the <selectedObjectChanged> <message> is sent to the <object> being deselected.

References: selected (property), selectionChanged (message), choose (command), object (object), message (glossary)
