# TLO:SelectedItem

## Description

Used to return information on the object that is selected in your own inventory while using a merchant.

## Forms

* [*item*](/macroquest/data-types-and-top-level-objects/data-types/datatype-item.md) **SelectedItem**

## Access to Types

* [*item*](/macroquest/data-types-and-top-level-objects/data-types/datatype-item.md) **item**

## Examples

`/if ( !${SelectedItem.ID} ) {`\
`/echo Nothing in your inventory is selected`\
`} else {`\
`/echo Size of the item: ${SelectedItem.Size}`\
`}`

`/if ( ${SelectedItem.Charges} < 1 ) {`\
`Determines if the selected item is out of charges`\
`}`

`/if ( ${SelectedItem.Name.Equal[rusty dagger]} ) {`\
`Checks to see if the selected item is a rusty dagger`\
`}`

## See Also

* [Top-Level Objects](/macroquest/data-types-and-top-level-objects/top-level-objects.md)
* [item](/macroquest/data-types-and-top-level-objects/data-types/datatype-item.md)


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