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Range: isPointInRange() method

The Range.isPointInRange() method returns a boolean indicating whether the given point is in the Range. It returns true if the point (cursor position) at offset within ReferenceNode is within this range.

Syntax

js

isPointInRange(referenceNode, offset)

Parameters

referenceNode

The Node to compare with the Range.

offset

The offset into Node of the point to compare with the Range.

Return value

A boolean.

Examples

js

range = document.createRange();
range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0));
bool = range.isPointInRange(document.getElementsByTagName("p").item(0), 1);

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# dom-range-ispointinrange

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
isPointInRange 1 15 1 No ≤12.1 3 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0

See also

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