Javascript Code of the Day: get highlighted text


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Warning: WP_Syntax::substituteToken(): Argument #1 ($match) must be passed by reference, value given in /home/bateeqjg/public_html/news/wp-content/plugins/wp-syntax/wp-syntax.php on line 380

Discovered the code below while browsing online. Inspired from codetoad.com.

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function getHighlightedText(){
     return ((window.getSelection) ? window.getSelection() 
          : (document.getSelection) ? document.getSelection()
          : (document.selection) ? document.selection.createRange().text 
          : null);
}

Usage

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getHighlightedText();   // returns highlighted material as a string.
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Larry Battle

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