# Metadata
Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:
# Syntax
the selectedLoc
# Examples
the selectedLoc
if the selectedLoc is not within the rect of me then unScrollField
# Description
Use the selectedLoc function to determine the location in the stack window where the text selection appears.
When text is selected, a box around it is filled with the hiliteColor or hilitePattern. The first item of the return value is the horizontal distance in pixels from the left edge of the stack to the left edge of this box. The second item of the return value is the vertical distance from the top edge of the stack to the top of the box.
If the text selection is in a scrolling field and the selection is not in the visible portion of the field, the selectedLoc function is adjusted by the amount of scroll.
# Tags
ui,
# See
- **property:** topLeft, pixels, hilitePattern - **control structure:** function - **keyword:** selection, item - **object:** stack - **glossary:** integer, return value, return, stack window - **command:** select - **function:** selectedLine, selectedField, localLoc, clickLoc, mouseLoc, selectedText, selectedChunk, foundLoc