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**SELECTED( )**

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The **SELECTED** procedure returns the field number of the control receiving input focus when an EVENT:Selected event occurs. SELECTED returns zero (0) for all other events.

Positive field numbers are assigned by the compiler to all WINDOW controls, in the order their declarations occur in the WINDOW structure. Negative field numbers are assigned to all APPLICATION controls. In executable code statements, field numbers are usually represented by field equate labels--the label of the USE variable preceded by a question mark (?FieldName).

**Return Data Type:     **SIGNED

**Example:**

**CASE ****SELECTED****()       !Process pre-edit code**

**OF ?Cus:Company       !Pre-load field value**

**OF ?Cus:CustType      !Pre-load field value**

**END**

**See Also:**

[[accept  the event processor .htm|ACCEPT]]

[[select  select next control to process .htm|SELECT]]