Selection API: setBaseAndExtent() throws IndexSizeError for too large offsets

setBaseAndExtent() silently clamped too large offset values. IndexSizeError should be thrown for such values to match to Firefox, Edge, and the specification.

Specification

Editor's draft

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink>Editing>Selection

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 58
• Chrome for Android release 58
• Android WebView release 58
• Opera release 45
• Opera for Android release 45

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped
• Edge: Shipped
• Safari: No public signals
• Web Developers: No signals

Owner

• tkent@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14