* @return the start position of the selected text
* @see java.awt.TextComponent#setSelectionStart
* @see java.awt.TextComponent#getSelectionEnd
*/
public synchronized int getSelectionStart() {
TextComponentPeer peer = (TextComponentPeer)this.peer;
if (peer != null) {
selectionStart = peer.getSelectionStart();
}
return selectionStart;
}