The Document.createRange() method returns a new Range object.
Document: createRange() method
Syntax
js
createRange()
Parameters
None.
Return value
The created Range object.
Examples
js
let range = document.createRange();
range.setStart(startNode, startOffset);
range.setEnd(endNode, endOffset);
Notes
Once a Range is created, you need to set its boundary points before you can make use of most of its methods.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM Standard # dom-document-createrange |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
createRange |
1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
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