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selection.clear()
JavaScript Examples Bible: The Essential Companion to JavaScript Bible
Listing 19-7: Using the document.selection Object
selection Object
function processSelection() {
if (document.choices.process[0].checked) {
status = “Selection is type: “ + document.selection.type
setTimeout(“emptySelection()”, 2000)
} else if (document.choices.process[1].checked) {
var rng = document.selection.createRange()
document.selection.clear()
}
}
function emptySelection() {
document.selection.empty()
status = “Selection is type: “ + document.selection.type
}
IE selection Object
De-select after two seconds
Delete selected text.
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Methods
clear()
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Compatibility ✓ ✓ ✓