actionsPanel.hasSelection()

#### Availability

Flash CS3 Professional.

#### Usage

actionsPanel.hasSelection()

#### Parameters

None.

#### Returns

A Boolean value that specifies whether any text is selected in the Actions panel (true) or not (false).

#### Description

Method; specifies whether any text is currently selected in the Actions panel.

#### Example

The following example displays text that is currently selected in the Actions panel. If no text is selected, it displays all the text in the Actions panel.

javascript
if (fl.actionsPanel.hasSelection()) {
var apText = fl.actionsPanel.getSelectedText();
}
else {
var apText = fl.actionsPanel.getText();
}
fl.trace(apText);
#### See also

actionsPanel.getSelectedText() (../actionsPanel_object/actionsPane2.md), actionsPanel.getText() (../actionsPanel_object/actionsPane3.md), actionsPanel.replaceSelectedText() (../actionsPanel_object/actionsPane5.md), actionsPanel.setSelection() (../actionsPanel_object/actionsPane7.md)

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