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Selection and TextRange object in IE

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Dec 31.2008

Hi experts!
I just want to know if there is a way through which i can check that a particular DOM element exists in a user selection (selection object) in Internet Explorer.
In Firefox, i am able to use the method containsNode(node, flag) defined in Selection Object which returns true/false based on whether the passed node is contained in the user selection.
But in IE, i could not find a way to do the same. containsNode seems to have not been implemented in IE
Pls, can anyone help me out to do the same.
I have been digging on this for so long thats frustrating me ?
Expecting a reply soon!
thanks
Sangeetha

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@MrNobodyJan 01.2009 — If the selection object is for a control range, then you can loop through the controlRange collection to see if the node in question is present. I copied the following, with one correction, from the MSDN website:
[CODE] if (document.selection.type == "control"){
var oControlRange = document.selection.createRange();
for (i = 0; i < oControlRange.length; i++)
if (oControlRange(i).tagName != "IMG")
oControlRange(i).style.fontFamily=event.srcElement.style.fontFamily;
}[/CODE]
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@SangeeKarthikauthorJan 02.2009 — Hey MrNobody!

Thanks for ur reply. But my selection is not a control selection. Its a text selection. So your code wont suit me.

Please help me with my problem on text selection.

Expecting ur reply soon

Thanks

Sangeetha
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@MrNobodyJan 02.2009 — A text selection contains no nodes.
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