select element inside contenteditable
HTML
<article id="dynamic-storage" contenteditable="true">
<p><br /></p>
</article>
CSS
#dynamic-storage {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
z-index: 0;
outline: 0;
}
#dynamic-storage .selected {
outline: 2px dotted #69f;
}
JavaScript
var getSelection;
if (window.getSelection) {
// IE 9 and non-IE
getSelection = function() {
var sel = window.getSelection(), ranges = [];
if (sel.rangeCount) {
for (var i = 0, len = sel.rangeCount; i < len; ++i) {
ranges.push(sel.getRangeAt(i));
}
}
return ranges;
};
} else if (document.selection && document.selection.createRange) {
// IE <= 8
getSelection = function() {
var sel = document.selection;
return (sel.type != "None") ? sel.createRange() : null;
};
}
$(document).ready(function() {
// Select Elements
var SelectElements = function() {
$("#dynamic-storage").children().on("mouseup touchend", function() {
if ( $(".selected").is(":visible") ) {
$(".selected").removeClass("selected");
}
$(this).addClass("selected");
});
};
// Clear Selection
var ClearSelection = function() {
$(".selected").removeClass("selected");
};
SelectElements();
// Handles Hotkeys
$(document).keyup(function(e) {
// Up & Down Arrow Keys To Select/Deselect Element in Editable
if (e.which === 38 || 40 ) {
$('#dynamic-storage > div').removeClass('selected');
var selectedElem = getSelection()[0].commonAncestorContainer.parentElement;
$(selectedElem).closest('#dynamic-storage > div').addClass('selected');
}
});
});