selectionChanged

Type

message

Summary

Sent to a field or player when the selection is changed.

Syntax

selectionChanged

Description

Handle the selectionChanged message if you want to perform updates or do some action when the user changes the selected text of a field or the selected portion of a player.

The selectionChanged message is sent to a field whenever the user makes a text selection or moves the insertion point in the field, after the selection is changed.

note

If the selection change is a result of the text being added or removed (for example, cut or paste over selected text), selectionChanged will not be sent, but rather textChanged.

The selectionChanged message is sent to a player whenever the user selects a portion of the sound or movie, or when a handler sets the player's startTime or endTime property.

note

If an already-selected-item in a list is reselected a selectionChanged message will still be sent.

Examples

on selectionChanged -- display selected char number
  put word 2 of the selectedChunk into field "Character Number"
end selectionChanged

Related

command: select

glossary: handler, insertion point, message, field, property, select

keyword: selection, field, player

message: currentTimeChanged, selectedObjectChanged, textChanged, arrowKey

object: player

property: selected, startTime, endTime

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile