# `GSGlyphEditView.selectionAnchorLayerIndex`

*Instance Property*

Marks the starting point of the selection.

## Declaration

```swift
var selectionAnchorLayerIndex: UInt { get set }
```

```objc
@property (nonatomic) NSUInteger selectionAnchorLayerIndex;
```

```python
selectionAnchorLayerIndex() -> int
setSelectionAnchorLayerIndex_(selectionAnchorLayerIndex: int)
```

## Discussion

> **Note**
> This property should be set implicitly when `selectedLayerRange` is set and its length is 0.