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# selectedCells

An array containing all of the matrix’s highlighted cells plus its selected cell.

```
var selectedCells: [NSCell] { get }
```

## Discussion

See the class description for a discussion of the selected cell.

As an alternative to using [`setSelectionFrom(_:to:anchor:highlight:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMatrix/setSelectionFrom(_:to:anchor:highlight:)) for programmatically making discontiguous selections of cells in a matrix, you could first set the single selected cell and then set subsequent cells to be highlighted; afterwards you can access [`selectedCells`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMatrix/selectedCells) to obtain the selection of cells.

## See Also

[`isHighlighted`](/documentation/AppKit/NSCell/isHighlighted)

A Boolean value indicating whether the cell has a highlighted appearance.

[`selectedCell`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMatrix/selectedCell)

The most recently selected cell.


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