Retrieve parent node from selection (range) in Gecko and Webkit

Question

I am trying to add an attribute when using a wysiwyg editor that uses \"createLink\" command. I thought it would be trivial to get back the node that is created after the browse

Answer 1

It's a hacky workaround, but should work unless somebody makes two identical links.

this.getSelection() seems to get the same in both needed browser, so:

var link=prompt('gimme link');

//add the thing

var text=this.getSelection();

var whatYouNeed=$('a:contains("'+text+'")[href="'+link+'"');