This is an experimental technology
Check 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.
Examples
footer = document.getElementById("footer"); window.getSelection().selectAllChildren(footer); /* Everything inside the footer is now selected *
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Editing APIs The definition of 'Selection.selectAllChildren()' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Initial definition |
Selection API The definition of 'Selection.selectAllChildren()' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Current |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | (Yes) | (Yes) | 1.0 | ? | ? | ? |
See also
Selection
, the interface it belongs to.