def get_highlighted_string_from_decompiler()

in hexforge_modules/helper.py [0:0]

• 9 lines of code
• 5 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

def get_highlighted_string_from_decompiler() -> str:
    """
    Get the highlighted string from the decompiler view in IDA Pro.

    :return: The highlighted string or an empty string if no text is highlighted.
    """
    widget = ida_kernwin.get_current_widget()
    if widget and ida_kernwin.get_widget_type(widget) == ida_kernwin.BWN_PSEUDOCODE:
        vu = ida_hexrays.get_widget_vdui(widget)
        if vu:
            highlighted_text = ida_kernwin.get_highlight(vu.ct)
            if highlighted_text:
                return highlighted_text[0]
    return ""