diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
index 92ecea812c..df6c62da51 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
         public override string ConvertSelectionToString()
             => string.Join(',', EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Cast<ManiaHitObject>().OrderBy(h => h.StartTime).Select(h => $"{h.StartTime}|{h.Column}"));
 
-        public override void SelectHitObjects(double timestamp, string objectDescription)
+        public override void SelectFromTimestamp(double timestamp, string objectDescription)
         {
             if (!selection_regex.IsMatch(objectDescription))
                 return;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuHitObjectComposer.cs
index 2afbd83ce5..585d692978 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
         public override string ConvertSelectionToString()
             => string.Join(',', selectedHitObjects.Cast<OsuHitObject>().OrderBy(h => h.StartTime).Select(h => (h.IndexInCurrentCombo + 1).ToString()));
 
-        public override void SelectHitObjects(double timestamp, string objectDescription)
+        public override void SelectFromTimestamp(double timestamp, string objectDescription)
         {
             if (!selection_regex.IsMatch(objectDescription))
                 return;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index 52a525e84f..50e6393895 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -526,14 +526,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         /// </summary>
         public abstract bool CursorInPlacementArea { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a string representing the current selection.
+        /// The inverse method to <see cref="SelectFromTimestamp"/>.
+        /// </summary>
         public virtual string ConvertSelectionToString() => string.Empty;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Each ruleset has it's own selection method
+        /// Selects objects based on the supplied <paramref name="timestamp"/> and <paramref name="objectDescription"/>.
+        /// The inverse method to <see cref="ConvertSelectionToString"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="timestamp">The given timestamp</param>
-        /// <param name="objectDescription">The selected object information between the brackets</param>
-        public virtual void SelectHitObjects(double timestamp, string objectDescription) { }
+        /// <param name="timestamp">The time instant to seek to, in milliseconds.</param>
+        /// <param name="objectDescription">The ruleset-specific description of objects to select at the given timestamp.</param>
+        public virtual void SelectFromTimestamp(double timestamp, string objectDescription) { }
 
         #region IPositionSnapProvider
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
index 888f535cc6..fb34767315 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
             Mode.Value = EditorScreenMode.Compose;
 
             // Delegate handling the selection to the ruleset.
-            currentScreen.Dependencies.Get<HitObjectComposer>().SelectHitObjects(position, selection);
+            currentScreen.Dependencies.Get<HitObjectComposer>().SelectFromTimestamp(position, selection);
         }
 
         public double SnapTime(double time, double? referenceTime) => editorBeatmap.SnapTime(time, referenceTime);