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Range: setEndBefore() method

The Range.setEndBefore() method sets the end position of a Range relative to another Node. The parent Node of end of the Range will be the same as that for the referenceNode.

Syntax

js

setEndBefore(referenceNode)

Parameters

referenceNode

The Node to end the Range before.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js

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

range.setEndBefore(referenceNode);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
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setEndBefore 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/setEndBefore