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Range.isPointInRange()

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Range.isPointInRange() method returns a boolean indicating whether the given point is in the Range. It returns true if the point (cursor position) at offset within ReferenceNode is within this range.

Syntax

isPointInRange( referenceNode, offset )

Parameters

referenceNode

The Node to compare with the Range.

offset

The offset into Node of the point to compare with the Range.

Return value

A boolean.

Examples

range = document.createRange();
range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0));
bool = range.isPointInRange(document.getElementsByTagName("p").item(0),1);

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# dom-range-ispointinrange

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
isPointInRange
1
15
1
No
≤12.1
3
1
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Range/isPointInRange

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