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Selection: anchorOffset property

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The Selection.anchorOffset read-only property returns the number of characters that the selection’s anchor is offset within the anchorNode if said node is of type Text, CDATASection or Comment.

In the case of anchorNode being another type of node, Selection.anchorOffset returns the number of childNodes the selection’s anchor is offset within the anchorNode.

This number is zero-based. If the selection begins with the first character in the anchorNode, 0 is returned.

Value

A number.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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