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Selection: deleteFromDocument() method - Web APIs

Selection: deleteFromDocument() method

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The deleteFromDocument() method of the Selection interface invokes the Range.deleteContents() method on the selected Range.

Syntax Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

This example lets you delete selected text and/or nodes by clicking a button. Upon clicking the button, the Window.getSelection() method gets the selected content, and the deleteFromDocument() method removes it.

HTML
<p>Try highlighting some of the elements in these paragraphs.</p>
<p>
  Once you do, you can remove the selected content by clicking the button below.
</p>
<h2>All of the selected text/nodes will be removed.</h2>
<button>Delete selected text</button>
JavaScript
let button = document.querySelector("button");
button.addEventListener("click", deleteSelection);

function deleteSelection() {
  let selection = window.getSelection();
  selection.deleteFromDocument();
}
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