GlobalEventHandlers.onselectionchange

The GlobalEventHandlers.onselectionchange property represents the event handler that is called when a selectstart event is fired, i.e when the text selected on a web page changes.

Syntax

obj.onselectionchange = function;

Example

var selection;

document.onselectionchange = function() {
  console.log('New selection made');
  selection = document.getSelection();
};

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Specifications

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See also

• selectionchange
• GlobalEventHandlers.onselectstart