Mega Code Archive
Exploring the Bounding TextRange Properties
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<TITLE>TextRange Object Dimension Properties</TITLE>
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function setAndShowRangeData() {
var range = document.selection.createRange()
B1.innerText = range.boundingHeight
B2.innerText = range.boundingWidth
B3.innerText = range.boundingTop
B4.innerText = range.boundingLeft
B5.innerText = range.offsetTop
B6.innerText = range.offsetLeft
}
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<BODY onResize="setAndShowRangeData()">
<H1>TextRange Object Dimension Properties</H1>
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<P>Select text in the paragraph below.</P>
<TABLE ID="results" BORDER=1 >
<TR><TH>Property</TH><TH>Pixel Value</TH></TR>
<TR>
<TD CLASS="propName">boundingHeight</TD>
<TD CLASS="count" ID="B1"> </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD CLASS="propName">boundingWidth</TD>
<TD CLASS="count" ID="B2"> </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD CLASS="propName">boundingTop</TD>
<TD CLASS="count" ID="B3"> </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD CLASS="propName">boundingLeft</TD>
<TD CLASS="count" ID="B4"> </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD CLASS="propName">offsetTop</TD>
<TD CLASS="count" ID="B5"> </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD CLASS="propName">offsetLeft</TD>
<TD CLASS="count" ID="B6"> </TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P onMouseUp="setAndShowRangeData()">
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