What does this error mean in IE10/11:

Error: Could not plete the operation due to error 800a025e. 

And how would I debug it?

It says its this line:

this.nativeSelection.removeAllRanges();

.js#416

See it in action here: .html

What does this error mean in IE10/11:

Error: Could not plete the operation due to error 800a025e. 

And how would I debug it?

It says its this line:

this.nativeSelection.removeAllRanges();

https://code.google./p/rangy/source/browse/trunk/src/js/core/wrappedselection.js#416

See it in action here: http://panmedia.github.io/raptor-editor/tests/cases/selection/selection-expand.html

• javascript
• internet-explorer
• internet-explorer-10
• internet-explorer-11
• rangy

• stackoverflow./questions/3169786/… – Ian Commented Apr 23, 2013 at 4:45
• An example would help. – Tim Down Commented Apr 23, 2013 at 8:53
• I'm also getting the exact same error when calling removeAllRanges() in IE9, sporadically though. @TimDown I'm thinking of using your rangy library to see if the error goes away... but first I think I'll try stackoverflow./a/3171348/227299 – Ruan Mendes Commented Feb 28, 2014 at 19:21
• Can you provide a jsfiddle? – Dom Commented Jun 2, 2014 at 22:46
• 3 stackoverflow./questions/22914075/… – The Alpha Commented Jun 3, 2014 at 0:38

3 Answers 3

I had this error ing up recently, I fixed it with the following chceck:

var sel = window.document.getSelection();
if (sel.rangeCount > 0 && sel.getRangeAt(0).getClientRects().length > 0) {
    sel.removeAllRanges();
}

I got this error when trying to window.getSelection().removeAllRanges(); and there was no selection. One workaround is to check if there is a selection first:

if (window.getSelection().getRangeAt(0).getClientRects().length > 0) {
    window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
}

All the error 80020101 means is that there was an error, of some sort, while evaluating JavaScript. If you load that JavaScript via Ajax, the evaluation process is particularly strict.

Could not plete the operation due to error 80020101. IE