@abasb75/selection-js v0.0.2

Installation :

install with command :

npm i @abasb75/selection-js

copy selected text

copyText() used for copy selected text to user clipboard:

import slection from "selection-js";
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<button onClick={e=>selection.copyText()}>Copy Selected Text</button>
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copy selected text with style

copyStyledText() used for copy selected text with style to user clipboard:

import slection from "selection-js";
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<button onClick={e=>selection.copyStyledText()}>Copy Selected Text</button>
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copy selected text with style

copyHTML() used for getting copy of html of selected text to user clipboard:

import slection from "selection-js";
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<button onClick={e=>selection.copyHTML()}>Copy HTML</button>
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Getting Container of selected text

getContainer() can be used to get the container element:

import slection from "selection-js";
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const container = selection.getContainer();
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getAnchorContainer

Use getAnchorContainer() to get the child of container, which is the parent of anchorNode.

import slection from "selection-js";
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const anchorContainer = selection.getAnchorContainer();
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getFocusContainer

Use getFocusContainer() to get the child of container, which is the parent of focusNode.

import slection from "selection-js";
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const anchorContainer = selection.getFocusContainer();
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getClonedNodes

getClonedNodes() gives a tree of the nodes of the selected part of the page. The nodes of the tree aren't linked to the DOM

import slection from "selection-js";
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const clonedTree = selection.getClonedNodes();
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getTree

getTree() gives a tree of the nodes of the selected part of the page. The nodes of the tree are linked to the DOM

import slection from "selection-js";
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const tree = selection.getTree();
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getNodes

getNodes() gives an array of the nodes of the selected part of the page. The nodes of the tree are linked to the DOM

import slection from "selection-js";
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const nodes = selection.getNodes();
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asString

asString() returns a string of selected part of web page!

import slection from "selection-js";
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const nodes = selection.asString();
// result: left-to-right or right-to-left
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asHTML

asHTML() returns a string include html of selected part of web page!

import slection from "selection-js";
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const nodes = selection.asHTML();
// result: <b><i><a href="#">left</a>-to-<a href="#">ri<span>ght</span></a></i></b>or<b><i>right-to-left</i></b>
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caretPosition

caretPosition() returns number of position of cursor (caret) in innerHTML of container

import slection from "selection-js";
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const position = selection.caretPosition();
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