User Guide

Selection functions 281
Example
The following code selects the first image object in the current document:
var theDOM = dw.getDocumentDOM();
var theImg = theDOM.images[0];
var offsets = theDom.nodeToOffsets(theImg);
theDom.setSelection(offsets[0], offsets[1]);
dom.offsetsToNode()
Availability
Dreamweaver 3.
Description
Gets the object in the DOM tree that completely contains the range of characters between the
specified opening and closing points. It is valid for any document on a local drive.
Arguments
offsetBegin
, offsetEnd
• The offsetBegin argument specifies the offset from the beginning of the document to the
beginning of a range of characters that is an object in the DOM tree.
• The offsetEnd argument specifies the offset from the beginning of the document to the end
of a range of characters that is an object in the DOM tree.
Returns
The tag, text, or comment object that completely contains the specified range of characters.
Example
The following code displays an alert if the selection is an image:
var offsets = dom.getSelection();
var theSelection = dreamweaver.offsetsToNode(offsets[0], ¬
offsets[1]);
if (theSelection.nodeType == Node.ELEMENT_NODE && ¬
theSelection.tagName == 'IMG'){
alert('The current selection is an image.');
}
dom.selectAll()
Availability
Dreamweaver 3.
Description
Performs a Select All operation.
Note: In most cases, this function selects all the content in the active document. In some cases (for
example, when the insertion point is inside a table), it selects only part of the active document. To set
the selection to the entire document, use
dom.setSelection().
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