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SelectedField Function
Syntax
the selectedField or selectedField()
Description
The selectedField() function returns the field in which the currently selected text is contained. SelectedField returns the value in the following format:
<card | bkgnd> <field> <number>
Examples
The following handler, placed in a card script, selects everything in a selected field when Shift-Enter is pressed:
on returnInField
if the shiftKey is down then
select text of the selectedField else pass returnInField
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