---
title: selectedText
framework: browserenginekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: browserenginekit/betextinput/selectedtext
---

# selectedText

A string that represents the selected text.

## Declaration

```swift
var selectedText: String? { get }
```

## Mentioned in

Integrating custom browser text views with UIKit

## Discussion

Discussion Return nil if no active selection exists.

## See Also

### Managing selection

- [selectedTextRange](browserenginekit/betextinput/selectedtextrange.md)
- [isSelectionAtDocumentStart](browserenginekit/betextinput/isselectionatdocumentstart.md)
- [selectPosition(at:completionHandler:)](browserenginekit/betextinput/selectposition(at:completionhandler:).md)
- [selectPosition(at:for:completionHandler:)](browserenginekit/betextinput/selectposition(at:for:completionhandler:).md)
- [adjustSelection(by:completionHandler:)](browserenginekit/betextinput/adjustselection(by:completionhandler:).md)
- [updateCurrentSelection(to:from:in:)](browserenginekit/betextinput/updatecurrentselection(to:from:in:).md)