selectedField

returns the number of the field with the text selection or insertion point.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

the selectedField

# Examples

the selectedField

hide the selectedField

# Description

Use the selectedField function to determine which field the selection is in.

If there is no insertion point or text selection, the selectedField function returns empty. Otherwise, the selectedField is the same object as the one specified by the focusedObject function.

# Tags

ui,

# See

- **keyword:** field, selection - **function:** selectedLoc, selectedChunk, focusedObject, number - **glossary:** insertion point, return, object - **control structure:** function