public/js/handsontable/jquery.handsontable.full.js
function (td) {
      selection.deselect();
      priv.selStart = self.view.getCellCoords(td);
      selection.setRangeEnd(td);
    }
function (td) {
      selection.deselect();
      priv.selStart = self.view.getCellCoords(td);
      selection.setRangeEnd(td);
    }
function ( td ) { selection . deselect ( ) ; priv . selStart = self . view . getCellCoords ( td ) ; selection . setRangeEnd ( td ) ; }
this public assignment is only temporary 
Starts selection range on given td object
@param td element
this public assignment is only temporary Starts selection range on given td object