Name
Range.selectNode( ) — set range boundaries to a node
Availability
DOM Level 2 Range
Synopsis
void selectNode(Node refNode
)
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,
DocumentFragment, Entity, or Notation node, or if any ancestor of
refNode
is a DocumentType, Entity, or
Notation node.
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
. That is, it “selects”
the node and its descendants.
See Also
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