The Selection.getRangeAt() method returns a range object representing one of the ranges currently selected.
Selection: getRangeAt() method
Syntax
js
getRangeAt(index)
Parameters
-
index -
The zero-based index of the range to return. A negative number or a number greater than or equal to
Selection.rangeCountwill result in an error.
Return value
The specified Range object.
Examples
js
let ranges = [];
sel = window.getSelection();
for (let i = 0; i < sel.rangeCount; i++) {
ranges[i] = sel.getRangeAt(i);
}
/* Each item in the ranges array is now
* a range object representing one of the
* ranges in the current selection */
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Selection API # dom-selection-getrangeat |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
getRangeAt |
1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | ≤12.1 | 3 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
See also
Selection, the interface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Selection/getRangeAt