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Selection: getRangeAt() method

The Selection.getRangeAt() method returns a range object representing one of the ranges currently selected.

Syntax

js

getRangeAt(index)

Parameters

index

The zero-based index of the range to return. A negative number or a number greater than or equal to Selection.rangeCount will result in an error.

Return value

The specified Range object.

Examples

js

let ranges = [];

sel = window.getSelection();

for (let i = 0; i < sel.rangeCount; i++) {
  ranges[i] = sel.getRangeAt(i);
}
/* Each item in the ranges array is now
 * a range object representing one of the
 * ranges in the current selection */

Specifications

Specification
Selection API
# dom-selection-getrangeat

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
getRangeAt 1 12 1 9 ≤12.1 3 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0

See also

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