Function eraseActiveSelection

src/components/shapes/display_outlines.js:378–411

(gd)

}

function eraseActiveSelection(gd) {
    // Do not allow removal of selections on other dragmodes.
    // This ensures the user could still double click to
    // deselect all trace.selectedpoints,
    // if that's what they wanted.
    // Also double click to zoom back won't result in
    // any surprising selection removal.
    if(!selectMode(gd._fullLayout.dragmode)) return;

    clearOutlineControllers(gd);

    var id = gd._fullLayout._activeSelectionIndex;
    var selections = (gd.layout || {}).selections || [];
    if(id < selections.length) {
        var list = [];
        for(var q = 0; q < selections.length; q++) {
            if(q !== id) {
                list.push(selections[q]);
            }
        }

        delete gd._fullLayout._activeSelectionIndex;

        var erasedSelection = gd._fullLayout.selections[id];
        gd._fullLayout._deselect = {
            xref: erasedSelection.xref,
            yref: erasedSelection.yref
        };

        Registry.call('_guiRelayout', gd, {
            selections: list
        });
    }
}