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Range: selectNode() method

The Range.selectNode() method sets the Range to contain the Node and its contents. The parent Node of the start and end of the Range will be the same as the parent of the referenceNode.

Syntax

js

selectNode(referenceNode)

Parameters

referenceNode

The Node to select within a Range.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js

let range = document.createRange();
let referenceNode = document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0);

range.selectNode(referenceNode);

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# dom-range-selectnode

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
selectNode 1 12 1 9 9 1 4.4 18 4 10.1 1 1.0

See also

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