The Range.setStartBefore()
method sets the start position of a Range
relative to another Node
. The parent Node
of the start of the Range
will be the same as that for the referenceNode
.
Range.setStartBefore()
Syntax
setStartBefore(referenceNode)
Parameters
Examples
var range = document.createRange(); var referenceNode = document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0); range.setStartBefore(referenceNode);
Specifications
Specification |
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DOM Standard # dom-range-setstartbefore |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
setStartBefore |
1
|
12
|
1
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
10.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Range/setStartBefore