webView(_:shouldBeginEditingIn:)

Declaration

optional func webView(_ webView: WebView!, shouldBeginEditingIn range: DOMRange!) -> Bool

Parameters

• webView:

  The web view that the user is editing.

• range:

  The section of the begin-editing request; used to determine if editing is allowed. Typically, range is not the current selection but may becomes the current selection if this method returns True.

Return Value

true if the user is allowed to edit webView; otherwise, false.

Discussion

This method is invoked when a web view attempts to become the first responder or when the user drops an object on it.

See Also

Related Documentation

• webView(_:shouldEndEditingIn:)
• webViewDidBeginEditing(_:)