diff --git a/examples/component/input.cpp b/examples/component/input.cpp
index 67ef0bc..feafbba 100644
--- a/examples/component/input.cpp
+++ b/examples/component/input.cpp
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@ int main() {
   std::string last_name;
   std::string password;
   std::string phoneNumber;
-
-  int select_startx = -1;
-  int select_starty = -1;
-  int select_endx = -1;
-  int select_endy = -1;
+  Region selection;
   std::string textToCopy;
 
   auto screen = ScreenInteractive::TerminalOutput();
@@ -68,11 +64,11 @@ int main() {
                text("Hello " + first_name + " " + last_name),
                text("Your password is " + password),
                text("Your phone number is " + phoneNumber),
-               text("select_start " + std::to_string(select_startx) + ";" + std::to_string(select_starty)),
-               text("select_end " + std::to_string(select_endx) + ";" + std::to_string(select_endy)),
+               text("select_start " + std::to_string(selection.startx) + ";" + std::to_string(selection.starty)),
+               text("select_end " + std::to_string(selection.endx) + ";" + std::to_string(selection.endy)),
                text("textToCopy " + textToCopy)
            }) |
-           border | selected(select_startx, select_endx);
+           border | selected(selection);
   });
 
 
@@ -81,17 +77,17 @@ int main() {
       auto& mouse = event.mouse();
       if (mouse.button == Mouse::Left) {
         if (mouse.motion == Mouse::Pressed) {
-          select_startx = mouse.x;
-          select_starty = mouse.y;
-          select_endx = mouse.x;
-          select_endy = mouse.y;
+          selection.startx = mouse.x;
+          selection.starty = mouse.y;
+          selection.endx = mouse.x;
+          selection.endy = mouse.y;
         } else if (mouse.motion == Mouse::Released) {
-          select_endx = mouse.x;
-          select_endy = mouse.y;
+          selection.endx = mouse.x;
+          selection.endy = mouse.y;
         }
         else if (mouse.motion == Mouse::Moved) {
-          select_endx = mouse.x;
-          select_endy = mouse.y;
+          selection.endx = mouse.x;
+          selection.endy = mouse.y;
         }
 
         screen.PostEvent(Event::Custom);
diff --git a/include/ftxui/dom/elements.hpp b/include/ftxui/dom/elements.hpp
index 1b74f0c..71eb376 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/dom/elements.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/dom/elements.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ enum BorderStyle {
   EMPTY,
 };
 
+typedef struct {
+
+  int startx;
+  int endx;
+  int starty;
+  int endy;
+} Region;
+
 // Pipe elements into decorator togethers.
 // For instance the next lines are equivalents:
 // -> text("ftxui") | bold | underlined
@@ -96,8 +104,8 @@ Element canvas(std::function<void(Canvas&)>);
 Element bold(Element);
 Element dim(Element);
 Element inverted(Element);
-Element selected(int &start, int &end, Element);
-Decorator selected(int &start, int &end);
+Element selected(Region &selection, Element);
+Decorator selected(Region &selection);
 Element underlined(Element);
 Element underlinedDouble(Element);
 Element blink(Element);
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/selected.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/selected.cpp
index f97b9bb..ebb9552 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/selected.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/selected.cpp
@@ -16,21 +16,20 @@ namespace {
 class Selected : public NodeDecorator {
  public:
   using NodeDecorator::NodeDecorator;
-  Selected(Element child, int &start, int &end)
-      : NodeDecorator(std::move(child)), startx_(start), endx_(end) {}
+  Selected(Element child, Region &selection)
+      : NodeDecorator(std::move(child)), selection_(selection) {}
 
   void Render(Screen& screen) override {
     Node::Render(screen);
-    for (int y = box_.y_min; y <= box_.y_max; ++y) {
-      for (int x = startx_; x <= endx_; ++x) {
+    for (int y = selection_.starty; y <= selection_.endy; ++y) {
+      for (int x = selection_.startx; x <= selection_.endx; ++x) {
         screen.PixelAt(x, y).inverted ^= true;
       }
     }
   }
 
 private:
-  int &startx_;
-  int &endx_;
+  Region &selection_;
 };
 }  // namespace
 
@@ -38,12 +37,12 @@ private:
 /// colors.
 /// @ingroup dom
 
-Element selected(int &start, int &end, Element child) {
-  return std::make_shared<Selected>(std::move(child), start, end);
+Element selected(Region &selection, Element child) {
+  return std::make_shared<Selected>(std::move(child), selection);
 }
 
-Decorator selected(int &start, int &end) {
-  return [&start, &end](Element child) { return selected(start, end, std::move(child)); };
+Decorator selected(Region &selection) {
+  return [&selection](Element child) { return selected(selection, std::move(child)); };
 }
 
 }  // namespace ftxui