Selection: type property
The type
read-only property of the
Selection
interface returns a string describing the
type of the current selection.
Value
A string describing the type of the current selection. Possible values are:
None
-
No selection has currently been made.
Caret
-
The selection is collapsed (i.e. the caret is placed on some text, but no range has been selected).
Range
-
A range has been selected.
Examples
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);
};
Specifications
Specification |
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Selection API # dom-selection-type |
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