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Range.startContainer

The Range.startContainer read-only property returns the Node within which the Range starts. To change the start position of a node, use one of the Range.setStart() methods.

Value

A Node object.

Examples

range = document.createRange();
range.setStart(startNode,startOffset);
range.setEnd(endNode,endOffset);
startRangeNode = range.startContainer;

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
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startContainer
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/startContainer