editor.getSelectionElement()

Returns the element that contains the current selection. Depending on what is selected, that is the selected control, the table cell the caret sits in, or the element that encloses a highlighted range. Use it to answer “where is the user right now?” — for example to enable table controls only inside a cell.

Syntax

editor.getSelectionElement()

Parameters

None.

Returns

The enclosing element, or null when the selection has no meaningful single container (for example an empty selection with no anchor).

Behavior notes

A selected control wins.If a control (such as an image) is selected, it is returned directly — the same element you would get from getSelectedControl().
A caret in a table cell returns that cell. When the selection is collapsed inside a TD or TH, that cell is returned — convenient for enabling cell-aware actions.
A range returns its enclosing element. For a highlighted range, getSelectionElement() walks up to the element that contains both ends of the selection.

Example usage

Find out whether the caret is inside a table cell:

var editor1 = new RichTextEditor("#div_editor1");
var el = editor1.getSelectionElement();
var inCell = el && (el.closest("td") || el.closest("th"));

Read the nearest link at the current selection:

var el = editor1.getSelectionElement();
var link = el ? el.closest("a[href]") : null;
if (link) console.log("Editing link:", link.href);

editor.getSelectedControl()— only the selected control, or null.
editor.getSelectedText()— the plain text of the selection.
editor.getSelection()— the underlying selection object.

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