Mega Code Archive
Get selecte text in one paragraph
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<html>
<head>
<script>
// global
var selectionStart;
// invoked by onselectstart
function saveStart() {
selectionStart = event.srcElement;
}
// invoked by onmouseup
function selection2Element() {
if (event.srcElement == selectionStart) {
var rng = document.selection.createRange();
var newHTML = "<span class='newSpan'>" + rng.text + "</span>";
rng.pasteHTML(newHTML);
} else {
alert("Please restrict selections to within a single paragraph.");
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p onmouseup="selection2Element()" onselectstart="saveStart()">select me</p>
</body>
</html>
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