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.
sel.selectAllChildren(parentNode)
parentNodeparentNode will be selected.parentNode itself is not part of the selection.footer = document.getElementById("footer");
window.getSelection().selectAllChildren(footer);
/* Everything inside the footer is now selected * | 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 |
| Desktop | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
| Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Selection, the interface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Selection/selectAllChildren