Could not complete the operation due to error 800a025e

Question

What does this error mean in IE10/11:

Error: Could not complete the operation due to error 800a025e.

And how would I debug it?

It says its this line:

this.nativeSelection.removeAllRanges();

https://code.google.com/p/rangy/source/browse/trunk/src/js/core/wrappedselection.js#416

See it in action here: http://panmedia.github.io/raptor-editor/tests/cases/selection/selection-expand.html

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3169786/clear-text-selection-with-javascript — Ian, Apr 23 '13 at 04:45
I'm also getting the exact same error when calling `removeAllRanges()` in IE9, sporadically though. @TimDown I'm thinking of using your rangy library to see if the error goes away... but first I think I'll try http://stackoverflow.com/a/3171348/227299 — Ruan Mendes, Feb 28 '14 at 19:21
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22914075/javascript-error-800a025e-using-range-selector — The Alpha, Jun 03 '14 at 00:38

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 22 '15 at 10:43

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I had this error coming up recently, I fixed it with the following chceck:

var sel = window.document.getSelection();
if (sel.rangeCount > 0 && sel.getRangeAt(0).getClientRects().length > 0) {
    sel.removeAllRanges();
}

answered Oct 22 '15 at 10:43

kryssi

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I had the same problem using the trumbowyg html editor. Fixed it with this solution. Thanks – woens Nov 02 '15 at 16:38
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This started giving me another issue in chrome: "**Discontiguous selection is not supported**." where I use: `selection.addRange(range)` – mayankcpdixit Nov 22 '16 at 04:21
I'd suggest to additionally use `window.getSelection().rangeCount` (for Chrome, but maybe also in other environments). – BairDev Feb 24 '20 at 09:18

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 28 '20 at 22:00

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I got this error when trying to window.getSelection().removeAllRanges(); and there was no selection. One workaround is to check if there is a selection first:

if (window.getSelection().getRangeAt(0).getClientRects().length > 0) {
    window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
}

edited Feb 28 '20 at 22:00

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answered Sep 05 '15 at 05:43

Dan Dascalescu

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You need to call `getClientRects`, the function itself will never have some length. – BairDev Feb 24 '20 at 09:17

score -3 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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All the error 80020101 means is that there was an error, of some sort, while evaluating JavaScript. If you load that JavaScript via Ajax, the evaluation process is particularly strict.

Could not complete the operation due to error 80020101. IE

edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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answered Jun 09 '14 at 19:30

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Indeed then when I run the code provided I was presented with 80020101 – maurycy Sep 05 '15 at 16:22

Could not complete the operation due to error 800a025e

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