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# webViewDidChangeSelection(_:)

Sent by the default notification center when the user changes the selection in the web view.

```
optional func webViewDidChangeSelection(_ notification: Notification!)
```

## Parameters

`notification`

Always set to [`WebViewDidChangeSelectionNotification`](/documentation/WebKit/WebViewDidChangeSelectionNotification). You can retrieve the `WebView` object by sending `object` to `notification`.

## See Also

[`webView(_:shouldChangeSelectedDOMRange:to:affinity:stillSelecting:)`](/documentation/WebKit/WebEditingDelegate/webView(_:shouldChangeSelectedDOMRange:to:affinity:stillSelecting:))

Returns whether the user should be allowed to change the selected range.


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