2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/view.c b/view.c
index db39de7..ad7d954 100644
--- a/view.c
+++ b/view.c
@@ -1301,6 +1301,10 @@ Selection *view_selections_next(Selection *s) {
 	return s->next;
 }
 
+Filerange view_selection_get(View *view) {
+	return view_selections_get(view->cursor->sel);
+}
+
 Filerange view_selections_get(Selection *s) {
 	if (!s)
 		return text_range_empty();
diff --git a/view.h b/view.h
index 1f3bae1..05ada2f 100644
--- a/view.h
+++ b/view.h
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ int view_colorcolumn_get(View*);
 CursorPos view_cursor_getpos(View*);
 /* get main cursor position in bytes from start of the file */
 size_t view_cursor_get(View*);
+/* get selection associated with primary cursor */
+Filerange view_selection_get(View*);
 /* moves window viewport in direction until pos is visible. should only be
  * used for short distances between current cursor position and destination */
 void view_scroll_to(View*, size_t pos);