EditContext: updateSelectionBounds() method

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This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

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The EditContext.updateSelectionBounds() method of the EditContext interface is used to inform the operating system about the bounds of the text selection within the editable region that's associated with the EditContext object.

Call this method to tell the operating system the bounds of the user's current selection. You should call the method whenever the user's selection changes in the editable region. The selection bounds are used by the operating system to help position the IME window or any other platform-specific editing-related UI surfaces.

Syntax

updateSelectionBounds(selectionBounds)

Parameters

selectionBounds: A DOMRect object representing the new selection bounds.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

TypeError: Thrown if the method is called with no arguments or if the provided argument is not a DOMRect object.

Specifications

Specification
EditContext API # dom-editcontext-updateselectionbounds

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`updateSelectionBounds` Experimental	Chrome – Full support Chrome 121 (Release date: 2024-01-23) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 121 (Release date: 2024-01-25) footnote Full support	Firefox – No support Firefox footnote No support	Opera – Full support Opera 107 (Release date: 2024-02-07) footnote Full support	Safari – No support Safari footnote No support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 121 (Release date: 2024-01-23) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – No support Firefox for Android footnote No support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 81 (Release date: 2024-03-14) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – No support Safari on iOS footnote No support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 25 (Release date: 2024-04-24) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 121 (Release date: 2024-01-23) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote No support

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: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.