This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The Document.onselectionchange
property represents the event handler that is called when a selectionchange
event reaches this object.
Syntax
obj.onselectionchange = function;
function
is the name of a user-defined function, without the () suffix or any parameters, or an anonymous function declaration.
Example
document.onselectionchange = function() { console.log("Selection changed!"); };
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Selection API The definition of 'Document.onselectionchange' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Firefox (Gecko) | Chrome | Edge | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 45 (45)[1] | 49 | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? |
Feature | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Android | Edge | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
onselectionchange |
45.0 (45)[1] | ? | (Yes) | ? | ? | ? |
[1] This is implemented behind the dom.select_events.enabled
preference, that default to false
, except on Nightly.