The Selection.toString() method returns a string currently being represented by the selection object, i.e. the currently selected text.
Selection: toString() method
Syntax
js
toString()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A string representing the selection.
Description
This method returns the currently selected text.
In JavaScript, this method is called automatically when a function the selection object is passed to requires a string:
js
alert(window.getSelection()); // What is called
alert(window.getSelection().toString()); // What is actually being effectively called.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Selection API # dom-selection-stringifier |
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 | |
toString |
1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | ≤12.1 | 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/toString