getClientRects() from window.getSelection()

Asked Jan 24 '17 at 15:56

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I've tried reading the official documentation, and I'm sure this is possible - I'm just struggling with how to do it.

How can I fetch the coordinates, width and height from some text that's been selected by the user? (By 'selected text', I mean text that's been highlighted with the mouse by the user)

asked Jan 24 '17 at 15:56

Steviewevie

`window.getSelection().focusNode.parentNode.getBoundingClientRect()` – Daniel Lizik Jan 24 '17 at 16:05
When I JSON.stringify() I'm just getting an empty object. Any ideas? – Steviewevie Jan 24 '17 at 16:20
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props on `getBoundingClientRect` aren't enumerable. clone the object. – Daniel Lizik Jan 24 '17 at 16:26
Brilliant, thanks! I'm getting somewhere with the following, `window.getSelection().getRangeAt(0).getClientRects();` – Steviewevie Jan 24 '17 at 16:36

getClientRects() from window.getSelection()

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