Storing Highlighted text in a variable

Question

Is there a javascript function that will allow me to capture the text that is currently highlighted with the cursor and store it in a variable? I\'ve been trying document.se

Answer 1

function getSelectedText() {
    if (window.getSelection) {
        return "" + window.getSelection();
    } else if (document.selection && document.selection.type == "Text") {
        return document.selection.createRange().text;
    }
    return "";
}