function editor:selection()
    -- hilights the entity when mouseover
    editor.selname = "null"

    for i, type in pairs(world.entities) do
        print (type.group)
        for _,e in ipairs(type) do
            --deselect all before continuing
            --(fixes texture change issue with platforms)
            e.selected = false
        end

        --reverse loop
        for _,e in ripairs(type) do
            if world:inview(e) then
                editor.selname = e.group .. "("..i..")"
                if e.movex == 1 then
                    --collision area for moving entity
                    if collision:check(self.mouse.x,self.mouse.y,1,1,e.xorigin, e.y, e.movedist+e.w, e.h) then
                        love.graphics.rectangle("line", e.xorigin, e.y, e.movedist+e.w, e.h)
                        e.selected = true
                        return true
                    end
                elseif e.movey == 1 then
                    --collision area for moving entity
                    if collision:check(self.mouse.x,self.mouse.y,1,1,e.xorigin, e.yorigin, e.w, e.h+e.movedist) then
                        love.graphics.rectangle("line", e.xorigin, e.yorigin,e.w, e.h+e.movedist)
                        e.selected = true
                        return true
                    end
                elseif e.swing == 1 then
                    --collision area for swinging entity
                    if collision:check(self.mouse.x,self.mouse.y,1,1,
                            e.xorigin-platform_link_origin:getWidth()/2, e.yorigin-platform_link_origin:getHeight()/2,
                            platform_link_origin:getWidth(),platform_link_origin:getHeight()) then

                            love.graphics.rectangle("line",
                                e.xorigin-platform_link_origin:getWidth()/2, e.yorigin-platform_link_origin:getHeight()/2,
                                platform_link_origin:getWidth(),platform_link_origin:getHeight()
                            )
                            e.selected = true
                            return true
                    end
                elseif collision:check(self.mouse.x,self.mouse.y,1,1,e.x,e.y,e.w,e.h) then
                    --collision area for static entities
                        love.graphics.rectangle("line", e.x,e.y,e.w,e.h)
                        e.selected = true
                        self.texturesel = e.texture or 1
                        return true
                end
            end
        end
    end
end