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selectedText
Syntax
member(
whichTextMember
).selectedText
Description
Text cast member property; returns the currently selected chunk of text as a single object reference. This allows access to font characteristics as well as to the string information of the actual characters.
Example
This handler displays the currently selected text being placed in a local variable object. Then that object is used to reference various characteristics of the text, which are detailed in the Message window.
property spriteNum on mouseUp me mySelectionObject = sprite(spriteNum).member.selectedText put mySelectionObject.text put mySelectionObject.font put mySelectionObject.fontSize put mySelectionObject.fontStyle end
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