Get the Highlighted/Selected text

Question

Is it possible to get the highlighted text in a paragraph of a website e.g. by using jQuery?

Answer 1

This solution works if you're using chrome (can't verify other browsers) and if the text is located in the same DOM Element:

window.getSelection().anchorNode.textContent.substring(
  window.getSelection().extentOffset, 
  window.getSelection().anchorOffset)