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startContainer

Summary

Retrieves the starting node of a current range

Property of dom/Rangedom/Range

Syntax

Note: This property is read-only.

var startRangeNode = range.startContainer;

Return Value

Returns an object of type DOM NodeDOM Node

The starting node in the range

Examples

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

Syntax

startRangeNode = range.startContainer;

Standards information

Related specifications

DOM
Living Standard

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