The getRangeAt() method returns the range object which contains the startOffset index and endOffset index from the selected text.
Syntax:
range = selection.getRangeAt(index)
Parameters:
- index: zero-based index from the rangeCount of the document.
Return value:
- Return the Range object which contains the startOffset and endOffset index of the selected text.
Example: In this example, we will select some text and will get a range of selected text.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html lang = "en" > < head > < title >neveropen</ title > </ head > < body > < h1 >neveropen</ h1 > < p > select some text and click on button to get the range of selection </ p > < button onclick = "range()" > Click </ button > < script > function range() { let ranges = []; sel = window.getSelection(); for (let i = 0; i < sel.rangeCount ; i++) { ranges[i] = sel.getRangeAt(i); console.log(ranges[i]) } } </script> </ body > </ html > |
Output: In the console, range objects can be seen:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Edge
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari