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Range: setStartAfter() method

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

Syntax

js

setStartAfter(referenceNode)

Parameters

referenceNode

The Node to start the Range after.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js

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

range.setStartAfter(referenceNode);

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# dom-range-setstartafter

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
setStartAfter 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/setStartAfter