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Document: createRange() method

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The Document.createRange() method returns a new Range object whose start and end are offset 0 of the Document object on which it was called.

Syntax

js
createRange()

Parameters

None.

Return value

The created Range object.

Examples

js
const 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
# dom-document-createrange

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