How do I retrieve text from user selection in pdf.js?

Question

This question is specific to pdf.js, a javascript based pdf renderer. I\'m building a custom version where I need to extract the text that I select inside the pdf.

Answer 1

pdf.js has a file viewer.html inside the directory web.

you have to do the following two steps in viwer.html

1. Add Event Listener onselectionchange.
2. Define the event handling function onselectionchange().