anchorNode property
Returns the element or node that contains the start of the selection.
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Syntax
HRESULT value = object.get_anchorNode(IHTMLDOMNode** p);
Property values
Type: Object
The start of a selection.
Standards information
- HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 7.6.1
Remarks
Returns NULL if not successful. This is not supported by Windows Internet Explorer 8 or earlier versions. AnchorNode returns the value of the IHTMLDOMRange::startContainer attribute of the first Range object in the list. See IHTMLSelection::focusNode to find the node that contains the end of a selection.
Examples
The following example shows the text that you select, and all the text contained in the anchorNode element.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <!-- this example shows the text you selected, and all the text within the anchor node--> <title>AnchorNode Example</title> <script type="text/javascript"> function getAnchorNode() { if (window.getSelection) { //only work if supported var selection = window.getSelection (); //get the selection object var anchorNodeProp = selection.anchorNode; //get the node object alert ( "Selected text: \n" + selection.toString() + "\nText related to the node: \n" + anchorNodeProp.toString()); } } </script> </head> <body> <div onmouseup="getAnchorNode()"> <!-- call this function when the mouse button is released --> <p> Select some text with your mouse within this field. When the left button is released, a dialog pops up with the anchor node. </p> <p> This is some more text to try as well. </p> </div> </body> </html>
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