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# selectedTextSearchDocument

The object that uniquely identifies the specific document with selected text.

```
var selectedTextSearchDocument: Self.DocumentIdentifier? { get }
```

## Discussion

When performing a search across multiple documents, this object returns the identifier for the document with the selected text. When performing a search on a single document, it returns `nil`.

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