Selection

Module: JavaScript DOM API

The navigator of the view.

#include <Selection.idl>

Public Functions #

Public Attributes #

Public Functions Documentation #

function removeAllRanges #

void removeAllRanges()

Removes all ranges from the selection.

function empty #

void empty()

Clear the selection. This is an alias for removeAllRanges().

function setBaseAndExtent #

void setBaseAndExtent(
    Node anchorNode,
    unsigned long anchorOffset,
    Node focusNode,
    unsigned long focusOffset
)

Sets the selection to be a range including all or parts of two specified DOM nodes, and any content located between them.

function toString #

DOMString toString()

Returns a string currently being represented by the selection object, i.e. the currently selected text.

Public Attributes Documentation #

variable anchorNode #

readonly attribute Node anchorNode;

Returns the Node in which the selection begins. Can return null if selection never existed in the document.

variable anchorOffset #

readonly attribute unsigned long anchorOffset;

Returns a number representing the offset of the selection’s anchor within the anchorNode.

variable focusNode #

readonly attribute Node focusNode;

Returns the Node in which the selection ends. Can return null if selection never existed in the document.

variable focusOffset #

readonly attribute unsigned long focusOffset;

Returns a number representing the offset of the selection’s anchor within the focusNode.