How to create a range from nothing?

stormbind · Jul 21, 2003

Here's an example from Microsoft:

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var sel = document.selection;

if (sel!=null) {
var rng = sel.createRange();
if (rng!=null)
rng.pasteHTML('<HTML></HTML>');
}
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Problems:

1) The above causes an "unspecified error" if the selection is null. It would be nice if microsoft's error could be removed.

2) What I'm really looking for is a means of pasting HTML beside the cursor when the user has made no selection.

Any ideas?

Lastly, can anyone describe clearly the difference between a text range and a control range? I'm under the impression that the former is plain text, and the latter is HTML tags but I'm not sure.

jemminger · Jul 21, 2003

for #1, try:

var sel = document.selection;

if (sel) {
var rng = sel.createRange();
if (rng)
rng.pasteHTML('<HTML></HTML>');
}

#2 is more complicated, and i'm going to lunch right now ;-)

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try { succeed(); } catch(E) { tryAgain(); }
-jeff

http://www.jeffemminger.com

stormbind · Jul 21, 2003

I know it's more complicated, that why I posted it

I have still not solved it. Desperately need help. Not sure if I have done it before or not; this makes it doubly frustrating! :[

jemminger · Jul 21, 2003

this might help:

http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/1052/fid/130

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try { succeed(); } catch(E) { tryAgain(); }
-jeff

http://www.jeffemminger.com

stormbind · Jul 22, 2003

It almost helped but it would seem that solution doesn't work with DOM.

My editable region is a DIV tag, not a TEXTAREA.

Getting the claret position is a big stumbling block for me atm

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