This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The Selection.selectAllChildren()
method adds all the children of the specified node to the selection. Previous selection is lost.
Syntax
sel.selectAllChildren(parentNode)
Parameters
parentNode
- All children of
parentNode
will be selected.parentNode
itself is not part of the selection.
Example
HTML
<main>
<button>Select Footer</button>
<p>Welcome to my website.</p>
<p>I hope you enjoy your visit.</p>
</main>
<footer>
<address>[email protected]</address>
<p>© 2019</p>
</footer>
JavaScript
const button = document.querySelector('button');
const footer = document.querySelector('footer');
button.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
window.getSelection().selectAllChildren(footer);
});
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Selection APIThe definition of 'Selection.selectAllChildren()' in that specification. | Working Draft | Current definition |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
Full support Yes |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support Yes |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See also
Selection
, the interface it belongs to.
Selection.selectAllChildren() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.