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js get selection start from contenteditable

florinrelea answered on February 9, 2022 Popularity 3/10 Helpfulness 8/10

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js get selection start from contenteditable

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/**
  * @param {object} element HTMLElement
  */
function getCaretIndex(element) {
  let position = 0;
  const isSupported = typeof window.getSelection !== "undefined";
  if (isSupported) {
    const selection = window.getSelection();
    if (selection.rangeCount !== 0) {
      const range = window.getSelection().getRangeAt(0);
      const preCaretRange = range.cloneRange();
      preCaretRange.selectNodeContents(element);
      preCaretRange.setEnd(range.endContainer, range.endOffset);
      position = preCaretRange.toString().length;
    }
  }
  return position + 1;
}

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