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# selection(from:at:to:at:)

Returns the specified selection based on starting and ending points.

```
func selection(from startPage: PDFPage, at startPoint: NSPoint, to endPage: PDFPage, at endPoint: NSPoint) -> PDFSelection?
```

## Discussion

The selection begins at `startPt` on `startPage` and ends at `endPt` on `endPage`. The starting and ending points should be specified in page space, relative to their respective pages.

The starting and ending points can be on the same page. In this case, invoking this method is equivalent to sending the `selectionFromPoint:toPoint:` message to a `PDFPage` object.

Page space is a 72 dpi coordinate system with the origin at the lower-left corner of the current page.

## See Also

[`selection(for:)`](/documentation/PDFKit/PDFPage/selection(for:)-20y9d)

Returns the text contained within the specified range.


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