Selection.toString()
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The Selection.toString() method returns a string currently being represented by the selection object, i.e. the currently selected text.
Syntax
sel.toString()
Return value
A string representing the selection.
Description
This method returns the currently selected text.
In JavaScript, this method is called automatically when a function the selection object is passed to requires a string:
alert(window.getSelection()) // What is called alert(window.getSelection().toString()) // What is actually being effectively called.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Selection API # dom-selection-stringifier |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
toString |
1 |
12 |
1 |
9 |
≤12.1 |
≤4 |
1 |
18 |
4 |
≤12.1 |
≤3 |
1.0 |
See also
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Selection, the interface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Selection/toString