parentTextEdit property (Windows)

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Retrieves the container object in the document hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange containing the original object.

Syntax

JavaScript	`p = object.parentTextEdit`

Property values

Type: Object

the supported text ranges.

Remarks

The property is an object if the parent exists; otherwise, it is null. For example, the parentTextEdit property of the body is null.

Examples

This example retrieves the parent object, if needed, creates the text range, moves to the original object, and selects the first word in the object.


<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function selectWord()
{
    var oSource = window.event.srcElement ;
    if (!oSource.isTextEdit) 
        oSource = oSource.parentTextEdit;
    if (oSource != null) {
        var oTextRange = oSource.createTextRange();
        oTextRange.moveToElementText(window.event.srcElement);
        oTextRange.collapse();
        oTextRange.expand("word");
        oTextRange.select();
    }
}
</SCRIPT>

parentTextEdit property

Syntax

Property values

Remarks

Examples

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