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getSelectedText browser,beginner 2020-08-07T15:34:53+03:00 2020-10-19T22:49:51+03:00

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'