.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: EdGetSelectedText

.. _edgetselectedtext:

EdGetSelectedText
=================

.. us.tag  EdGetSelectedText ENGLISH EdGet

:ref:`EdGetSelectedText` retrieves the selected text of an editor.

.. function::  ssText = EdGetSelectedText(hEdit)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*ssText* is the selected text.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hEdit

   Identifies the editor.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-editors`,
   :ref:`EdCreate`

:sub:`id-2047780`