Range.selectNode

The Range.selectNode() method sets the Range to contain the Node and its contents. The parent Node of the start and end of the Range will be the same as the parent of the referenceNode.

Syntax

range.selectNode(referenceNode);

Parameters

referenceNode

The Node to select within a Range.

Example

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

range.selectNode(referenceNode);

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

See also

• The DOM interfaces index