The createRange() method creates a new Range object for the document.
Syntax:
range = document.createRange();
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This method returns the created Range.
Example: In this example, we will create a range using this method, a range should not be empty, so we will make starting and ending points in the range using setEnd() and setStart() method.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > Â Â < body > Â Â Â Â < h1 >neveropen</ h1 > Â Â Â Â < p id = "parent" > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Child 1< br > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Child 2< br > Â Â Â Â </ p > Â Â Â Â Â Â < script > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â const example = document.getElementById('parent'); Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â const range = document.createRange(); Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â range.setStart(example, 0); Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â range.setEnd(example, 3); Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â console.log(range); Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â console.log(range.toString()); Â Â Â Â </ script > </ body > Â Â </ html > |
Output: In console, created range can be seen.
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Edge
- Firefox
- Safari
- Opera