Issue #3059 - Implement Selection.setBaseAndExtent()

dom/webidl/Selection.webidl

@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ interface Selection {
   [Throws]
   boolean            containsNode(Node node, boolean allowPartialContainment);
 
+  [Throws]
+  void               setBaseAndExtent(Node anchorNode,
+                                      unsigned long anchorOffset,
+                                      Node focusNode,
+                                      unsigned long focusOffset);
+
   stringifier;
 };
 

layout/generic/Selection.h

@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ public:
   void Modify(const nsAString& aAlter, const nsAString& aDirection,
               const nsAString& aGranularity, mozilla::ErrorResult& aRv);
 
+  void SetBaseAndExtent(nsINode& aAnchorNode, uint32_t aAnchorOffset,
+                        nsINode& aFocusNode, uint32_t aFocusOffset,
+                        mozilla::ErrorResult& aRv);
+
   bool GetInterlinePosition(mozilla::ErrorResult& aRv);
   void SetInterlinePosition(bool aValue, mozilla::ErrorResult& aRv);
 

layout/generic/nsSelection.cpp

@@ -6435,6 +6435,55 @@ Selection::Modify(const nsAString& aAlter, const nsAString& aDirection,
   }
 }
 
+void
+Selection::SetBaseAndExtent(nsINode& aAnchorNode, uint32_t aAnchorOffset,
+                            nsINode& aFocusNode, uint32_t aFocusOffset,
+                            ErrorResult& aRv)
+{
+  if (!mFrameSelection) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  SelectionBatcher batch(this);
+
+  int32_t relativePosition =
+    nsContentUtils::ComparePoints(&aAnchorNode, aAnchorOffset,
+                                  &aFocusNode, aFocusOffset);
+  nsINode* start = &aAnchorNode;
+  nsINode* end = &aFocusNode;
+  uint32_t startOffset = aAnchorOffset;
+  uint32_t endOffset = aFocusOffset;
+  if (relativePosition > 0) {
+    start = &aFocusNode;
+    end = &aAnchorNode;
+    startOffset = aFocusOffset;
+    endOffset = aAnchorOffset;
+  }
+
+  RefPtr<nsRange> newRange;
+  nsresult rv = nsRange::CreateRange(start, startOffset, end, endOffset,
+                                     getter_AddRefs(newRange));
+  // CreateRange returns IndexSizeError if any offset is out of bounds.
+  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
+    aRv.Throw(rv);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  rv = RemoveAllRanges();
+  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
+    aRv.Throw(rv);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  rv = AddRange(newRange);
+  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
+    aRv.Throw(rv);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  SetDirection(relativePosition > 0 ? eDirPrevious : eDirNext);
+}
+
 /** SelectionLanguageChange modifies the cursor Bidi level after a change in keyboard direction
  *  @param aLangRTL is true if the new language is right-to-left or false if the new language is left-to-right
  */