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//
//
//  Creation Date:  Oct 20, 1998
//
//  Description:
//      Return the current characters on the highlight list
//
//  Input Arguments:
//      None
//
//  Return Value:
//      string[] - the list of the current characters
//

global proc string[] currentCharacters()
{
	string $result[];
	if (`about -batch`) {
		// selectionConnection command does not work in batch (returns false instead of a string)
		//
		return $result;
	}
	
	return `selectionConnection -query -object highlightList`;
}