Class CKEDITOR.dom.selection

Class Summary
Constructor Attributes	Constructor Name and Description
	CKEDITOR.dom.selection(document) Manipulates the selection in a DOM document.

Method Summary
Method Attributes	Method Name and Description
	createBookmarks()
	getNative() Gets the native selection object from the browser.
	getSelectedElement() Gets the current selected element.
	getStartElement() Gets the DOM element in which the selection starts.
	getType() Gets the type of the current selection.
	reset()
	selectBookmarks(bookmarks)

Class Detail

CKEDITOR.dom.selection(document)

Since: 3.0

Manipulates the selection in a DOM document.

Method Detail

{Undefined} createBookmarks()

Since: 3.0

NO EXAMPLE AVAILABLE

{Object} getNative()

Since: 3.0

Gets the native selection object from the browser.

var selection = editor.getSelection().getNative();

{CKEDITOR.dom.element} getSelectedElement()

Since: 3.0

Gets the current selected element.

var element = editor.getSelection().getSelectedElement();
alert( element.getName() );

Returns:: {CKEDITOR.dom.element} The selected element. Null if no selection is available or the selection type is not CKEDITOR.SELECTION_ELEMENT.

{CKEDITOR.dom.element} getStartElement()

Since: 3.0

Gets the DOM element in which the selection starts.

var element = editor.getSelection().getStartElement();
alert( element.getName() );

Returns:: {CKEDITOR.dom.element} The element at the beginning of the selection.

{Number} getType()

Since: 3.0

Gets the type of the current selection. The following values are available:

if ( editor.getSelection().getType() == CKEDITOR.SELECTION_TEXT )
    alert( 'Text is selected' );

Returns:: {Number} One of the following constant values: CKEDITOR.SELECTION_NONE, CKEDITOR.SELECTION_TEXT or CKEDITOR.SELECTION_ELEMENT.

{Undefined} reset()

Since: 3.0

NO EXAMPLE AVAILABLE

{Undefined} selectBookmarks(bookmarks)

Since: 3.0

NO EXAMPLE AVAILABLE

CKEditor 3.0 JavaScript API Documentation