getSelectedNode

getSelectedNode returns the most relevant node in the current selection. Handles forward and backward selections correctly.

Import

import { getSelectedNode } from '@typix-editor/react';

Usage

import { $getSelection, $isRangeSelection } from '@typix-editor/react';

editor.read(() => {
  const selection = $getSelection();
  if ($isRangeSelection(selection)) {
    const node = getSelectedNode(selection);
    console.log(node.getType()); // 'text', 'paragraph', etc.
  }
});

Parameters

Return value

Behavior

• If anchor and focus are the same node, returns that node
• For forward selections, returns the node at the anchor end
• For backward selections, returns the node at the focus end
• Uses $isAtNodeEnd to determine the boundary node