Experimental
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.
Syntax
sel.selectAllChildren(parentNode)
Parameters
parentNode
- All children of
parentNode
will be selected.parentNode
itself is not part of the selection.
Example
HTML
<main>
<button>Select Footer</button>
<p>Welcome to my website.</p>
<p>I hope you enjoy your visit.</p>
</main>
<footer>
<address>webmaster@example.com</address>
<p>© 2019</p>
</footer>
JavaScript
const button = document.querySelector('button');
const footer = document.querySelector('footer');
button.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
window.getSelection().selectAllChildren(footer);
});
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Selection API The definition of 'Selection.selectAllChildren()' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Current definition |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
Selection
, the interface it belongs to.