How can i detect selection word in textbox

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#1

how can I detect a word when it selects a word on textbox like this how can I detect “00”?
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What solutions have you tried so far? I searched but couldn’t find anything

#2

Put a local script inside the text box.

script.Parent.Changed:Connect(function()
if script.Parent.Text == 00 then
-- Do whatever you want --
end
end)
#3

i know i want when it select word by this blue thing it detect

#4

When the player presses the button?

#5

no when select unique word in textbox like in photo

#6

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like in this photo i select only “extbox” how can i detect it in textbox

#7

You would want to use the SelectionStart property in conjunction with the CursorPosition property, both of which are pretty self-explanatory. If you want to get the current selection, you can use this function:

function getSelectedText(textBox)
	if textBox.CursorPosition == -1 or textBox.SelectionStart == -1 then return end

	local selectedText = string.sub(
		textBox.Text,
		math.min(textBox.CursorPosition, textBox.SelectionStart),
		math.max(textBox.CursorPosition, textBox.SelectionStart)
	)

	return selectedText
end
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#8

thx this is the solution of my probloem :slight_smile: