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Range.selectNodeContents

The Range.selectNodeContents() sets the Range to contain the contents of a Node.

The parent Node of the start and end of the Range will be the reference node. The startOffset is 0, and the endOffset is the number of child Nodes or number of characters contained in the reference node.

Syntax

range.selectNodeContents(referenceNode);

Parameters

referenceNode: The Node whose contents will be selected within a Range.

Example

range = document.createRange();
referenceNode = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0];
range.selectNodeContents(referenceNode);

Specifications

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

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	4	9	9	Yes