Selection: toString() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2017.
The Selection.toString()
method returns a string
currently being represented by the selection object, i.e. the currently selected text.
Syntax
js
toString()
Parameters
None.
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:
js
alert(window.getSelection()); // What is called
alert(window.getSelection().toString()); // What is actually being effectively called.
Specifications
Specification |
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Selection API # dom-selection-stringifier |
Browser compatibility
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See also
Selection
, the interface it belongs to.