The cloneRange() method is used to make a clone of original range and returns that cloned Range object it into a new variable.
Note: Change in either Range does not affect the other Range.
Syntax:
newRange = originalRange.cloneRange();
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns the newly created range object.
Example: In this example, a range is cloned. For more clarification of cloned range, a cloned range is converted into string text using toString() method and showed that cloned range object in the console.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < title > HTML DOM range cloneRange() method </ title > </ head > < body > < h1 >neveropen</ h1 > < p >This is the range.</ p > < script > originalRange = document.createRange(); originalRange.selectNode(document .getElementsByTagName("p").item(0)); clonedRange = originalRange.cloneRange(); console.log(clonedRange); console.log(clonedRange.toString()); </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output: In console, the new cloned range object can be seen.
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 1
- Edge 12
- Firefox 1
- Internet Explorer 9
- Safari 1
- Opera 9