DocumentOrShadowRoot.caretPositionFromPoint()

This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.

The caretPositionFromPoint() property of the DocumentOrShadowRoot interface returns a CaretPosition object containing the DOM node containing the caret and caret's character offset within that node.

Syntax

JavaScript
var caretPosition = document.caretPositionFromPoint(float x, float y);

Parameters

x
The horizontal coordinate of a point.
y
The vertical coordinate of a point.

Returns

CaretPosition object.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Shadow DOM
The definition of 'caretPositionFromPoint()' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition.

Browser Compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 53.0 ? ? ?
Feature Android Android Webview Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile Chrome for Android
Basic support No support 53.0 ? ? ? ? 53.0

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/documentorshadowroot/caretpositionfrompoint

API caretPositionFromPoint() DocumentOrShadowRoot Method Reference shadow dom