selectedObject

Type

function

Summary

Returns the name of the selected object or objects.

Syntax

the selectedObject

selectedObject()

Description

Use the selectedObject function to perform an action on all the selected objects.

Examples

the selectedObject

set the lockText of the selectedObject to true

repeat with x = 1 to the number of lines of the selectedObjects

Value

Name	Type	Description
return		The selectedObject function returns a list with the long ID property of each selected object.

Related

command: group

control structure: function

function: target

glossary: property, return, object

property: ID, selectGroupedControls, selected

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile