Experimental
This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The type
read-only property of the
Selection
interface returns a DOMString
describing the
type of the current selection.
Syntax
value = sel.type
Value
A DOMString
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.
Example
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.
var selection;
document.onselectionchange = function() {
console.log('New selection made');
selection = document.getSelection();
console.log(selection.type);
};
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Selection API The definition of 'Selection.type' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Current |
Browser compatibility
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