Name

Range.selectNode(): set range boundaries to a node — DOM Level 2 Range

Synopsis

void selectNode(NoderefNode)
    throws RangeException, DOMException;

Arguments

refNode

The node to be “selected” (i.e., the node that is to become the content of this range).

Throws

A RangeException with a code of INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR if refNode is an Attr, Document, or DocumentFragment.

A DOMException with a code of WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR if refNode is part of a different document than the one through which this range was created.

Description

This method sets the contents of this range to the specified refNode—i.e., it “selects” the node and its descendants.

See Also

Range.selectNodeContents( )

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