Interface Selection

A Selection object represents the range of text selected by the user or the current position of the caret. To obtain a Selection object for examination or modification, call Window.getSelection().

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interface Selection {
    anchorNode: Node;
    anchorOffset: number;
    focusNode: Node;
    focusOffset: number;
    isCollapsed: boolean;
    rangeCount: number;
    type: string;
    addRange(range): void;
    collapse(node, offset?): void;
    collapseToEnd(): void;
    collapseToStart(): void;
    containsNode(node, allowPartialContainment?): boolean;
    deleteFromDocument(): void;
    empty(): void;
    extend(node, offset?): void;
    getRangeAt(index): Range;
    modify(alter?, direction?, granularity?): void;
    removeAllRanges(): void;
    removeRange(range): void;
    selectAllChildren(node): void;
    setBaseAndExtent(anchorNode, anchorOffset, focusNode, focusOffset): void;
    setPosition(node, offset?): void;
    toString(): string;
}

Properties

Readonly anchorNode

anchorNode: Node

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Readonly anchorOffset

anchorOffset: number

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Readonly focusNode

focusNode: Node

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Readonly focusOffset

focusOffset: number

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Readonly isCollapsed

isCollapsed: boolean

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Readonly rangeCount

rangeCount: number

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Readonly type

type: string

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Methods

addRange

  • addRange(range): void

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    Parameters

    Returns void

collapse

  • collapse(node, offset?): void

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    Parameters

    • node: Node
    • Optional offset: number

    Returns void

collapseToEnd

  • collapseToEnd(): void

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    Returns void

collapseToStart

  • collapseToStart(): void

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    Returns void

containsNode

  • containsNode(node, allowPartialContainment?): boolean

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    Parameters

    • node: Node
    • Optional allowPartialContainment: boolean

    Returns boolean

deleteFromDocument

  • deleteFromDocument(): void

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    Returns void

empty

  • empty(): void

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    Returns void

extend

  • extend(node, offset?): void

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    Parameters

    • node: Node
    • Optional offset: number

    Returns void

getRangeAt

  • getRangeAt(index): Range

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    Parameters

    • index: number

    Returns Range

modify

  • modify(alter?, direction?, granularity?): void

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    Parameters

    • Optional alter: string
    • Optional direction: string
    • Optional granularity: string

    Returns void

removeAllRanges

  • removeAllRanges(): void

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    Returns void

removeRange

  • removeRange(range): void

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    Parameters

    Returns void

selectAllChildren

  • selectAllChildren(node): void

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    Parameters

    Returns void

setBaseAndExtent

  • setBaseAndExtent(anchorNode, anchorOffset, focusNode, focusOffset): void

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    Parameters

    • anchorNode: Node
    • anchorOffset: number
    • focusNode: Node
    • focusOffset: number

    Returns void

setPosition

  • setPosition(node, offset?): void

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    Parameters

    • node: Node
    • Optional offset: number

    Returns void

toString

  • toString(): string

  • Returns string

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