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# selectedTextRange

The range of selected text in a document.

```
@NSCopying var selectedTextRange: UITextRange? { get set }
```

## Discussion

If the text range has a length, it indicates the currently selected text. If it has zero length, it indicates the caret (insertion point). If the text-range object is `nil`, it indicates that there is no current selection.

## See Also

[`isEmpty`](/documentation/UIKit/UITextRange/isEmpty)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the range of text represented by the receiver is zero-length.


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