# GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.EditBase.SelectedText

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_EditBase_SelectedText_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.EditBase.SelectedText*">SelectedText Property
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets a value indicating the currently selected text in the control.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string SelectedText { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property SelectedText As String</code></pre>
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<h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><p>A string that represents the currently selected text in the control.
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The default is <code>string.Empty</code>.</p>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_EditBase_SelectedText_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>You can assign text to this property to change the text currently selected in the control. If no text is currently selected in the control, this property will insert the new value to the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Wpf.SpreadSheet.CellType.Editors.EditBase.Text.html#GrapeCity_Wpf_SpreadSheet_CellType_Editors_EditBase_Text">Text</a> property at the current caret position.</p>
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