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Range.detach

The Range.detach() method does nothing. It used to disable the Range object and enable the browser to release associated resources. The method has been kept for compatibility.

Syntax

range.detach();

Example

var range = document.createRange();

range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0));
range.detach();

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOM The definition of 'Range.detach()' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification The definition of 'Range.detach()' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial specification.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes Yes Since April 2014 this method is a no-op in Chrome.	Yes	4 — 15 4 — 15 Starting in Firefox 15.0, this method is a no-op and has no effect.	9	9	Yes Yes Since August 2015 this method is a no-op in WebKit-based browsers.

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	4 — 15 4 — 15 Starting in Firefox 15.0, this method is a no-op and has no effect.	Yes	Yes Yes Since August 2015 this method is a no-op in WebKit-based browsers.	?

Range.detach

Syntax

Example

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also