getSelectArea

returns the object of the select area

object getSelectArea( [string area_name] );
area_namestringoptional, the name of the select area
objectthe object of the select area

Available only in PRO Edition

Example

var area = $$("dtable").getSelectArea();

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Details

If the area_name parameter isn't passed, the method returns the last selected area.

The returned object of the select area contains the following parameters:

  • start - (object) the id object of the left top cell, contains two parameters: the row id and the column ID;
  • end - (object) the id object of the right cell, contains two parameters: the row id and the column ID;
  • preserve - (boolean) defines if the previous select area should be saved, false by default;
  • area_name - (string) optional, the name used to address to an area to change or to delete it; by default it's generated by the webix.uid() method;
  • css - (string) the css style (a class name) for the border of an area. By default, the border of area selection is turquoise (#1CA1C1);
  • handle - (boolean) optional, enables/disables a handle for selection area resize (enabled by default).
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