# C1.Win.Editor.C1Editor.GetSelectedText

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<h1 id="C1_Win_Editor_C1Editor_GetSelectedText_" data-uid="C1.Win.Editor.C1Editor.GetSelectedText*">GetSelectedText Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_Editor_C1Editor_GetSelectedText" data-uid="C1.Win.Editor.C1Editor.GetSelectedText">GetSelectedText()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets currently selected text.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">[Obsolete(&quot;This method is deprecated, please, use GetSelectedTextAsync instead.&quot;)]
public string GetSelectedText()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">&lt;Obsolete(&quot;This method is deprecated, please, use GetSelectedTextAsync instead.&quot;)&gt;
Public Function GetSelectedText() As String</code></pre>
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