Document: createRange() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
TheDocument.createRange() method returns a newRange object whose start and end are offset 0 of theDocumentobject on which it was called.
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Syntax
js
createRange()Parameters
None.
Return value
The createdRange object.
Examples
js
const range = document.createRange();range.setStart(startNode, startOffset);range.setEnd(endNode, endOffset);Notes
Once aRange is created, you need to set its boundary points before youcan make use of most of its methods.
Specifications
| Specification |
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| DOM> # dom-document-createrange> |