Web/API/InputEvent/getTargetRanges

The getTargetRanges() method of the InputEvent interface returns an array of static ranges that will be affected by a change to the DOM if the input event is not canceled.

Syntax

var staticRanges[] = inputEvent.getTargetRanges()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An array of StaticRange objects.

Examples

Feature Detection

The following function returns true if beforeinput, and thus getTargetRanges, is supported.

function isBeforeInputEventAvailable() {
  return typeof InputEvent.prototype.getTargetRanges === "function";
}

Basic usage

The following example selects a contenteditable element and utilises the beforeinput event to log the result of getTargetRanges().

const editableElem = document.querySelector('[contenteditable="true"]');

editableElem.addEventListener('beforeinput', (e) => {
    const targetRanges = e.getTargetRanges();
    console.log(targetRanges);
})

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Input Events Level 2The definition of 'getTargetRanges()' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser Compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
getTargetRanges Experimental'	Chrome Full support 60	Edge Full support 79	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 47	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android Full support 60	Chrome Android Full support 60	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 44	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

InputEvent.getTargetRanges() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.