getSelection() by Double Click or manual selection is not the same

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Published on 2010-03-24T22:26:59Z Indexed on 2010/03/24 22:33 UTC
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Hi all,

I allow me to ask a question, because I have a little probleme with an function which returns me the parent of a selection.

$('input[type=button].btn_transform').click(function(){        

    var selectionObj = getSelected();//Function which gives me selection

    var theParent=selectionObj.anchorNode.parentNode;
    alert (theParent);    
})

For example with this sentence : "the cat is <strong>gray</strong>."

If I select manually the word "gray" and click on my button, the function returns me [object HTMLSpanElement].

But if I select the same word by double clicking, the function returns me [object HTMLParagraphElement].

Do you know why ?

Thanks a lot.

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