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October 30, 2000 Operating on a Selection Tips: October 2000
Yehuda Shiran, Ph.D.
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The Selection object identifies the portion of the page that needs to be worked on. Both users and applications can create the object. Users create selections by dragging the mouse over a portion of the page. Only one selectionobject at a time is allowed per page. Use the createRange() method to convert a selection object to a textRange object:
We have added the following script to this tip:
Here is the definition for the button below:
Select some lines from this tip by moving your mouse over them. Then click the button above. The handleSelection() function prints out the selected portions.
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