GlobalEventHandlers.onselectionchange

The onselectionchange property of the GlobalEventHandlers mixin is an EventHandler that processes selectionchange events.

The selectionchange event fires when the text selected on a webpage changes.

Syntax

object.onselectionchange = functionRef;

Value

functionRef is a function name or a function expression. The function receives a FocusEvent object as its sole argument.

Example

let selection;

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

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Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• selectionchange event
• Related event handler: GlobalEventHandlers.onselectstart