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Range: intersectsNode() method

The Range.intersectsNode() method returns a boolean indicating whether the given Node intersects the Range.

Syntax

js

intersectsNode(referenceNode)

Parameters

referenceNode

The Node to compare with the Range.

Return value

A boolean.

Examples

js

const range = document.createRange();

range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0));
const intersectingNode = range.intersectsNode(
  document.getElementsByTagName("p").item(0),
);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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intersectsNode 1 17 17 No ≤12.1 3 4.4 18 19 ≤12.1 1 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Range/intersectsNode