The Selection.getRangeAt() method returns a range object representing one of the ranges currently selected.
Selection.getRangeAt()
Syntax
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
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 |
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| Selection API # dom-selection-getrangeat |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
getRangeAt |
1
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12
|
1
|
9
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
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1
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1.0
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See also
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Selection, the interface it belongs to.
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