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Isabelle Viktoria Maciohsek 920a0c390b Update snippet descriptions

2020-10-19 22:49:51 +03:00

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getSelectedText	browser,beginner

Gets the currently selected text.

Use Window.getSelection() and Selection.toString() to get the currently selected text.

const getSelectedText = () => window.getSelection().toString();

getSelectedText(); // 'Lorem ipsum'