revision:
The caretPositionFromPoint() method of the Document interface returns a CaretPosition object, containing the DOM node, along with the caret and caret's character offset within that node.
caretPositionFromPoint(x, y)
Parameters:
x : the horizontal coordinate of a point.
y : the vertical coordinate of a point.
example: insert a line reak at the point where you click
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<div>
<p>
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</p>
</div>
<script>
function insertBreakAtPoint(e) {
let range;
let textNode;
let offset;
if (document.caretPositionFromPoint) {
range = document.caretPositionFromPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY);
textNode = range.offsetNode;
offset = range.offset;
} else if (document.caretRangeFromPoint) {
// Use WebKit-proprietary fallback method
range = document.caretRangeFromPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY);
textNode = range.startContainer;
offset = range.startOffset;
} else {
// Neither method is supported, do nothing
return;
}
// Only split TEXT_NODEs
if (textNode?.nodeType === 3) {
let replacement = textNode.splitText(offset);
let br = document.createElement("br");
textNode.parentNode.insertBefore(br, replacement);
}
}
let paragraphs = document.getElementsByTagName("p");
for (const paragraph of paragraphs) {
paragraph.addEventListener("click", insertBreakAtPoint, false);
}
</script>