A function that can be used in Formulas.

Syntax and semantics

selected$ ( )

return the full name (type + given name) of the topmost selected object.

selected$ (i)

return the full name (type + given name) of the ith selected object (as counted from the top, or from the bottom if i is negative).

selected$ (type$)

return the given name of the topmost selected object of type type$.

selected$ (type$, i)

return the given name of the ith selected object of type type$ (as counted from the top, or from the bottom if i is negative).

Usage

This function is useful if you want to write or draw the name of the object. For selecting an object, using selected is safer, as explained in Scripting 4.3. Querying objects.

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