Selection Prototype
Defines the properties and methods inherited by objects in the Selection prototype chain.
Syntax
HTML N/A Scripting Selection.prototype
Members Table
The following table lists the members exposed by the Selection Constructor object.
Attributes/Properties
Property Description type Retrieves the type of selection. typeDetail Retrieves the name of the selection type. Methods
Method Description clear Clears the contents of the selection. createRange Creates a TextRange object from the current text selection, or a controlRange collection from a control selection. createRangeCollection Creates a TextRange object collection from the current selection. empty Cancels the current selection, sets the selection type to none, and sets the item property to null.
Remarks
For more information on this and other DOM Prototypes see Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 1: Introduction.
This prototype does not derive from any objects.
Applies To
selection
See Also
