JavaScript
A5.editgetSelection Method
Syntax
A5.edit.getSelection(element)
Arguments
- elementelement
The INPUT or TEXTAREA element to retrieve the current selection of.
Returns
- selectionobject
The current selection information.
- startnumber
The start position.
- endnumber
The end position.
- lengthnumber
The length of the selection.
Description
Get the current selection in an edit control (INPUT or TEXTAREA).
Example
// assume that "ele" is a DOM element pointer to an INPUT control, and that the user has selected the last five characters of a twenty character value.
var sel = A5.edit.getSelection(ele);
// sel = {start: 14, end: 19, length: 5}