DOM:Selection:toString

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[edit] Summary

Returns a string currently being represented by the selection object, i.e. the currently selected text.

[edit] Syntax

string = sel.toString()

• string is the string representation of selection.

[edit] Parameters

None.

[edit] 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.

[edit] See Also

• Object.toString