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Selection: collapse() method

The Selection.collapse() method collapses the current selection to a single point. The document is not modified. If the content is focused and editable, the caret will blink there.

Note: This method is an alias for the Selection.setPosition() method.

Syntax

js

collapse(node)
collapse(node, offset)

Parameters

node

The caret location will be within this node. This value can also be set to null — if null is specified, the method will behave like Selection.removeAllRanges(), i.e. all ranges will be removed from the selection.

offset Optional

The offset in node to which the selection will be collapsed. If not specified, the default value 0 is used.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js

// Place the caret at the beginning of an HTML document's body.
const body = document.querySelector("body");
window.getSelection().collapse(body, 0);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
collapse 1 12 1 9 ≤12.1 1.3 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0
node_parameter_nullable 39 ≤79 55 No 26 1.3 39 39 55 26 1 4.0
offset_parameter_optional 1 ≤79 55 No ≤15 1.3 4.4 18 55 ≤14 1 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Selection/collapse