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getSelection
Returns a reference to the current RadEditorSelection object.
JavaScript
function getSelection()
The RadEditorSelection object is used to provide information on the text/objects selected currently in the RadEditor Content Area.
This example below demonstrates how to pop up an alert message with the currently selected text and HTML and selection tag name:
ASP.NET
<telerik:radeditor runat="server" ID="RadEditor1">
<Content>
<strong>sample content</strong>
</Content>
</telerik:radeditor>
<input type="button" onclick="getSel();return false;" value="Get Selection" />
<script type="text/javascript">
function getSel()
{
var editor = $find("<%=RadEditor1.ClientID %>");
var selection = editor.getSelection();
//get the selected text:
var selectedText = selection.getText();
//get the selected HTML:
var selectedHTML = selection.getHtml();
//get the currently selected HTML element
var selElement = editor.getSelectedElement(); //or selection.getParentElement()
alert("The selected text is: " + selectedText + ".\nThe selected HTML is: " + selectedHTML + ".\nThe selected HTML element is " + selElement.tagName + ".");
}
</script>