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EditContext: updateSelectionBounds() method

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This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

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The EditContext.updateSelectionBounds() method of the EditContext interface is used to inform the operating system about the bounds of the text selection within the editable region that's associated with the EditContext object.

Call this method to tell the operating system the bounds of the user's current selection. You should call the method whenever the user's selection changes in the editable region. The selection bounds are used by the operating system to help position the IME window or any other platform-specific editing-related UI surfaces.

Syntax

updateSelectionBounds(selectionBounds)

Parameters

selectionBounds: A DOMRect object representing the new selection bounds.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

TypeError: Thrown if the method is called with no arguments or if the provided argument is not a DOMRect object.

Specifications

Specification
EditContext API> # dom-editcontext-updateselectionbounds>

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`updateSelectionBounds`	121	121	No	107	No	121	No	81	No	25.0	121	No