CaretPosition

The CaretPosition interface represents the caret position, an indicator for the text insertion point. You can get a CaretPosition using the Document.caretPositionFromPoint() method.

Instance properties

This interface doesn't inherit any properties.

CaretPosition.offsetNode Read only

Returns a Node containing the found node at the caret's position.

CaretPosition.offset Read only

Returns a long representing the offset of the selection in the caret position node. This will be the character offset in a text node or the selected child node's index in an element node.

Instance methods

CaretPosition.getClientRect

Returns the client rectangle for the caret range.

Specifications

Specification
CSSOM View Module
# caret-position

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See also