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collapse method

Replaces the current selection with an empty selection (or a caret) at the given offset.

HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 7.6.1Internet Explorer 9

Syntax

var retval = HTMLSelection.collapse(parentNode, offset);

Parameters

parentNode [in]

Type: Object

The parent node that the selection is contained in.

offset [in]

Type: Integer

The number of units from the start in which to place the caret or collapsed selection.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Standards information

Remarks

Raises a WrongDocumentError DOMException if the parentNode is in another document. Versions earlier than Internet Explorer 10 will throw the exception as WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR.

See also

HTMLSelection

 

 

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