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Selection.collapse

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The Selection.collapse() method collapses the current selection to a single point. The document is not modified. If the content is focused and editable, the caret will blink there.

Syntax

sel.collapse(node, offset);

Parameters

node: The caret location will be within this node. This value can also be set to null — if null is specified, the method will behave like Selection.removeAllRanges(), i.e. all ranges will be removed from the selection.

offset Optional: The offset in node to which the selection will be collapsed. If not specified, the default value 0 is used.

Examples

/* Place the caret at the beginning of an HTML document's body. */
var body = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
window.getSelection().collapse(body,0);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Selection API The definition of 'Selection.collapse()' in that specification.	Working Draft
HTML Editing APIs The definition of 'Selection.collapse()' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	9	Yes	Yes