Selection.selectAllChildren()
 The Selection.selectAllChildren() method adds all the children of the specified node to the selection. Previous selection is lost. 
Syntax
selectAllChildren(parentNode)

Parameters
 parentNode   All children of parentNode will be selected. parentNode itself is not part of the selection.   
Examples
HTML
<main>
  <button>Select Footer</button>
  <p>Welcome to my website.</p>
  <p>I hope you enjoy your visit.</p>
</main>
<footer>
  <address>turnerpaige@example.org</address>
  <p>© 2019</p>
</footer>

JavaScript
const button = document.querySelector('button');
const footer = document.querySelector('footer');

button.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
  window.getSelection().selectAllChildren(footer);
});

Result

Specifications

Specification
Selection API # dom-selection-selectallchildren

Browser compatibility




Desktop
Mobile



Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Opera
Safari
WebView Android
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on IOS
Samsung Internet



selectAllChildren
1
12
1
9
≤12.1
3.1
1
18
4
≤12.1
2
1.0


See also
 
Selection, the interface it belongs to. 


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