selected-symbol

Generic Function

Package: common-graphics

Arguments: window

Returns a symbol that is considered to be selected in window and which may be acted upon by arbitrary commands that require a symbol. The default method simply calls object-symbol on the selected-object of the window. Many menu commands in the development environment operate on the selected-symbol of the focused window. Returns nil if a symbol cannot be derived.

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