The navigator of the view. More...

Public Member Functions
void	removeAllRanges ()
	Removes all ranges from the selection. More...

void	empty ()
	Clear the selection. This is an alias for removeAllRanges(). More...

void	setBaseAndExtent (Node anchorNode, unsigned long anchorOffset, Node focusNode, unsigned long focusOffset)
	Sets the selection to be a range including all or parts of two specified DOM nodes, and any content located between them. More...

DOMString	toString ()
	Returns a string currently being represented by the selection object, i.e. the currently selected text. More...

Public Attributes
readonly attribute Node	anchorNode
	Returns the Node in which the selection begins. Can return null if selection never existed in the document. More...

readonly attribute unsigned long	anchorOffset
	Returns a number representing the offset of the selection's anchor within the anchorNode. More...

readonly attribute Node	focusNode
	Returns the Node in which the selection ends. Can return null if selection never existed in the document. More...

readonly attribute unsigned long	focusOffset
	Returns a number representing the offset of the selection's anchor within the focusNode. More...

Detailed Description

The navigator of the view.

Member Function Documentation

void Selection::empty ( )

Clear the selection. This is an alias for removeAllRanges().

void Selection::removeAllRanges ( )

Removes all ranges from the selection.

void Selection::setBaseAndExtent	(	Node	anchorNode,
		unsigned long	anchorOffset,
		Node	focusNode,
		unsigned long	focusOffset
	)

Sets the selection to be a range including all or parts of two specified DOM nodes, and any content located between them.

DOMString Selection::toString ( )

Returns a string currently being represented by the selection object, i.e. the currently selected text.

readonly attribute Node Selection::anchorNode

Returns the Node in which the selection begins. Can return null if selection never existed in the document.

readonly attribute unsigned long Selection::anchorOffset

Returns a number representing the offset of the selection's anchor within the anchorNode.

readonly attribute Node Selection::focusNode

Returns the Node in which the selection ends. Can return null if selection never existed in the document.

readonly attribute unsigned long Selection::focusOffset

Returns a number representing the offset of the selection's anchor within the focusNode.