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

Properties

anchorNode anchorOffset direction focusNode focusOffset isCollapsed rangeCount type

Methods

addRange collapse collapseToEnd collapseToStart containsNode deleteFromDocument empty extend getRangeAt modify removeAllRanges removeRange selectAllChildren setBaseAndExtent setPosition toString

Properties

ReadonlyanchorNode

anchorNode: null | Node

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ReadonlyanchorOffset

anchorOffset: number

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Readonlydirection

direction: string

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ReadonlyfocusNode

focusNode: null | Node

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ReadonlyfocusOffset

focusOffset: number

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ReadonlyisCollapsed

isCollapsed: boolean

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ReadonlyrangeCount

rangeCount: number

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Readonlytype

type: string

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Methods

addRange

  • addRange(range: Range): void

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    Parameters

    Returns void

collapse

  • collapse(node: null | Node, offset?: number): void

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    Parameters

    • node: null | Node
    • Optionaloffset: number

    Returns void

collapseToEnd

  • collapseToEnd(): void

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    Returns void

collapseToStart

  • collapseToStart(): void

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    Returns void

containsNode

  • containsNode(node: Node, allowPartialContainment?: boolean): boolean

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    Parameters

    • node: Node
    • OptionalallowPartialContainment: boolean

    Returns boolean

deleteFromDocument

  • deleteFromDocument(): void

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    Returns void

empty

  • empty(): void

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    Returns void

extend

  • extend(node: Node, offset?: number): void

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    Parameters

    • node: Node
    • Optionaloffset: number

    Returns void

getRangeAt

  • getRangeAt(index: number): Range

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    Parameters

    • index: number

    Returns Range

modify

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

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    Parameters

    • Optionalalter: string
    • Optionaldirection: string
    • Optionalgranularity: string

    Returns void

removeAllRanges

  • removeAllRanges(): void

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    Returns void

removeRange

  • removeRange(range: Range): void

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    Parameters

    Returns void

selectAllChildren

  • selectAllChildren(node: Node): void

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    Parameters

    Returns void

setBaseAndExtent

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

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    Parameters

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

    Returns void

setPosition

  • setPosition(node: null | Node, offset?: number): void

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    Parameters

    • node: null | Node
    • Optionaloffset: number

    Returns void

toString

  • toString(): string

  • Returns string

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