# Selection.getBeginIndex()

#### Availability

Flash Player 5.

#### Usage

    Selection.getBeginIndex()

#### Parameters

None.

#### Returns

An integer.

#### Description

Method; returns the index at the beginning of the selection span. If no index exists or no text field currently has focus, the method returns -1. Selection span indexes are zero-based (for example, the first position is 0, the second position is 1, and so on).