diff --git a/dist/vis.js b/dist/vis.js
index 1cb8c8c3..f1ec8ecb 100644
--- a/dist/vis.js
+++ b/dist/vis.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  *
  * A dynamic, browser-based visualization library.
  *
- * @version 0.4.0-SNAPSHOT
- * @date    2014-01-30
+ * @version @@version
+ * @date    @@date
  *
  * @license
  * Copyright (C) 2011-2014 Almende B.V, http://almende.com
@@ -12581,23 +12581,11 @@ var SelectionMixin = {
    *                                            selected nodes.
    */
   getSelection : function() {
-    var nodeIdString = this.getSelectedNodes();
-   /*
-    var edgeIdString = this.getSelectedEdges();
+    var nodeIds = this.getSelectedNodes();
 
-    var idString = "";
-    if (nodeIdString != "") {
-      idString = idString.concat("Nodes: ",nodeIdString);
+    var edgeIds = this.getSelectedEdges();
 
-      if (edgeIdString != "") {
-        idString = idString.concat("; ");
-      }
-    }
-    if (edgeIdString != "") {
-      idString = idString.concat("Edges: ",edgeIdString);
-    }
-   */
-    return nodeIdString
+    return {nodes:nodeIds, edges:edgeIds};
   },
 
   /**
@@ -12607,41 +12595,33 @@ var SelectionMixin = {
    *                                            selected nodes.
    */
   getSelectedNodes : function() {
-    var idString = "", i = 0;
+    var idArray = [];
     for(var objectId in this.selectionObj) {
       if(this.selectionObj.hasOwnProperty(objectId)) {
         if (this.selectionObj[objectId] instanceof Node) {
-          if (i != 0) {
-            idString = idString.concat(", ");
-          }
-          idString = idString.concat(String(objectId));
-          i++;
+          idArray.push(objectId);
         }
       }
     }
-    return idString
+    return idArray
   },
 
   /**
    *
    * retrieve the currently selected edges
-   * @return {String} selection    An array with the ids of the
+   * @return {Array} selection    An array with the ids of the
    *                                            selected nodes.
    */
   getSelectedEdges : function() {
-    var idString = "", i = 0;
+    var idArray = [];
     for(var objectId in this.selectionObj) {
       if(this.selectionObj.hasOwnProperty(objectId)) {
         if (this.selectionObj[objectId] instanceof Edge) {
-          if (i != 0) {
-            idString = idString.concat(", ");
-          }
-          idString = idString.concat(String(objectId));
-          i++;
+          idArray.push(objectId);
         }
       }
     }
-    return idString
+    return idArray
   },
 
   /**
diff --git a/examples/graph/02_random_nodes.html b/examples/graph/02_random_nodes.html
index fdf27193..6a8a3a0f 100755
--- a/examples/graph/02_random_nodes.html
+++ b/examples/graph/02_random_nodes.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
       // add event listeners
       vis.events.addListener(graph, 'select', function(params) {
         document.getElementById('selection').innerHTML =
-            'Selection: ' + graph.getSelection();
+            'Selection: ' + JSON.stringify(graph.getSelection());
       });
     }
   </script>
diff --git a/examples/graph/18_fully_random_nodes_clustering.html b/examples/graph/18_fully_random_nodes_clustering.html
index 8bfd679d..0ee22562 100644
--- a/examples/graph/18_fully_random_nodes_clustering.html
+++ b/examples/graph/18_fully_random_nodes_clustering.html
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
             // add event listeners
             vis.events.addListener(graph, 'select', function(params) {
                 document.getElementById('selection').innerHTML =
-                        'Selection: ' + graph.getSelection();
+                        'Selection: ' + JSON.stringify(graph.getSelection());
             });
         }
     </script>
diff --git a/examples/graph/19_scale_free_graph_clustering.html b/examples/graph/19_scale_free_graph_clustering.html
index 2bce437e..efe43b8f 100644
--- a/examples/graph/19_scale_free_graph_clustering.html
+++ b/examples/graph/19_scale_free_graph_clustering.html
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       // add event listeners
       vis.events.addListener(graph, 'select', function(params) {
         document.getElementById('selection').innerHTML =
-            'Selection: ' + graph.getSelection();
+                'Selection: ' + JSON.stringify(graph.getSelection());
       });
     }
   </script>
diff --git a/examples/graph/20_UI_example.html b/examples/graph/20_UI_example.html
index bd94dc4d..dd24eb2f 100644
--- a/examples/graph/20_UI_example.html
+++ b/examples/graph/20_UI_example.html
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
       // add event listeners
       vis.events.addListener(graph, 'select', function(params) {
         document.getElementById('selection').innerHTML =
-            'Selection: ' + graph.getSelection();
+                'Selection: ' + JSON.stringify(graph.getSelection());
       });
     }
   </script>
diff --git a/src/graph/SelectionMixin.js b/src/graph/SelectionMixin.js
index 072b4295..5a0154c5 100644
--- a/src/graph/SelectionMixin.js
+++ b/src/graph/SelectionMixin.js
@@ -400,23 +400,11 @@ var SelectionMixin = {
    *                                            selected nodes.
    */
   getSelection : function() {
-    var nodeIdString = this.getSelectedNodes();
-   /*
-    var edgeIdString = this.getSelectedEdges();
+    var nodeIds = this.getSelectedNodes();
 
-    var idString = "";
-    if (nodeIdString != "") {
-      idString = idString.concat("Nodes: ",nodeIdString);
+    var edgeIds = this.getSelectedEdges();
 
-      if (edgeIdString != "") {
-        idString = idString.concat("; ");
-      }
-    }
-    if (edgeIdString != "") {
-      idString = idString.concat("Edges: ",edgeIdString);
-    }
-   */
-    return nodeIdString
+    return {nodes:nodeIds, edges:edgeIds};
   },
 
   /**
@@ -426,41 +414,33 @@ var SelectionMixin = {
    *                                            selected nodes.
    */
   getSelectedNodes : function() {
-    var idString = "", i = 0;
+    var idArray = [];
     for(var objectId in this.selectionObj) {
       if(this.selectionObj.hasOwnProperty(objectId)) {
         if (this.selectionObj[objectId] instanceof Node) {
-          if (i != 0) {
-            idString = idString.concat(", ");
-          }
-          idString = idString.concat(String(objectId));
-          i++;
+          idArray.push(objectId);
         }
       }
     }
-    return idString
+    return idArray
   },
 
   /**
    *
    * retrieve the currently selected edges
-   * @return {String} selection    An array with the ids of the
+   * @return {Array} selection    An array with the ids of the
    *                                            selected nodes.
    */
   getSelectedEdges : function() {
-    var idString = "", i = 0;
+    var idArray = [];
     for(var objectId in this.selectionObj) {
       if(this.selectionObj.hasOwnProperty(objectId)) {
         if (this.selectionObj[objectId] instanceof Edge) {
-          if (i != 0) {
-            idString = idString.concat(", ");
-          }
-          idString = idString.concat(String(objectId));
-          i++;
+          idArray.push(objectId);
         }
       }
     }
-    return idString
+    return idArray
   },
 
   /**