# Selection changed event **URL:** \ **Category:** UXP Plugin API\ **Tags:** javascript\ **Created:** [July 11, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/selection-changed-event/1026 "2019-07-11T16:42:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Velara](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/velara/32/1278_2.png) [@Velara](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Velara)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/selection-changed-event/1026/6 "2019-07-11T20:54:07Z")
There are no document events. There is an `update()` method that’s called when selection changes in your plugin panel. This contains all updates to a document like move, resize and selection change. > [@Determine type of update in the panel update method](http://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/determine-type-of-update-in-the-panel-update-method/1013): > > I’m running some possibly processor intensive events on update() and I want to run those events only if there is a change to the artboard. Right now, if I simply change the selection the update method is called. Use Case If the user moved an rectangle then I want to know that the document has changed. If the user simply selected a different rectangle then the document has not changed and I want to avoid running any specific operations. async update(type) { if (type=="selection") updateUI()… > [@Are there events represent for document editing?](http://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/are-there-events-represent-for-document-editing/214/): > > I want some events triggered by XD when document changes. Like imageChanges, documentChanges, documentSaved, contentEditing, etc. I don’t find them in the Plugin documents… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/selection-changed-event/1026)._