createRange

Summary

Creates an empty Range instance object that has both of its boundary points positioned at the beginning of the document. After a Range is created, you must set its starting and ending boundary points before you can make use of most of its methods.

Method of dom/Documentdom/Document

Syntax

var range = document.createRange();

Return Value

Returns an object of type DOM NodeDOM Node

An empty Range instance object.

Examples

//create a document range
var myRange = document.createRange();
//set starting and ending boundaries using predefined objects and variables
myRange.setStart(startNode, startOffset);
myRange.setEnd(endNode, endOffset);

Related specifications

DOM Level 2 Traversal and Range

Recommendation

Attributions

• Mozilla Developer Network : Article

• Microsoft Developer Network: [Windows Internet Explorer API reference Article]