getSelection

Summary

Returns a Selection object that represents the current selection of the document.

Method of dom/Windowdom/Window

Syntax

var selection = window.getSelection();

Return Value

Returns an object of type ObjectObject

A Selection object that represents the currently selected text in the window.

Examples

function foo() {
    var selObj = window.getSelection();
    alert(selObj);
    var selRange = selObj.getRangeAt(0);
    // do stuff with the range
}

Standards information

• HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 6.6.1

Attributions

• Mozilla Developer Network : [getSelection Article]

• Microsoft Developer Network: [getSelection Method Article]