The type
read-only property of the Selection
interface returns a string describing the type of the current selection.
The type
read-only property of the Selection
interface returns a string describing the type of the current selection.
A string describing the type of the current selection. Possible values are:
In this example, the event handler will fire each time a new selection is made. console.log(selection.type)
will return Caret
or Range
depending on whether the caret is placed at a single point in the text, or a range has been selected.
js
let selection; document.onselectionchange = () => { console.log("New selection made"); selection = document.getSelection(); console.log(selection.type); };
Specification |
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Selection API # dom-selection-type |
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
type |
1 | 12 | 57 | No | 15 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 18 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 1.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Selection/type