CaretPosition

{{APIRef("CSSOM view API")}}

The CaretPosition interface represents the caret position, an indicator for the text insertion point. You can get a CaretPosition using the {{domxref("Document.caretPositionFromPoint()")}} method.

Instance properties

This interface doesn't inherit any properties.

• {{domxref("CaretPosition.offsetNode")}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : Returns a {{domxref("Node")}} containing the found node at the caret's position.
• {{domxref("CaretPosition.offset")}} {{ReadOnlyInline}}
  • : Returns a long representing the offset of the selection in the caret position node. This will be the character offset in a text node or the selected child node's index in an element node.

Instance methods

• {{domxref("CaretPosition.getClientRect")}}
  • : Returns the client rectangle for the caret range.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("Document.caretPositionFromPoint()")}}
• {{domxref("Range")}}
• {{domxref("Node")}}