public interface Range
| Modifier and Type | Field and Description | 
|---|---|
| static short | END_TO_ENDCompare end boundary-point of  sourceRangeto end
 boundary-point of Range on whichcompareBoundaryPointsis invoked. | 
| static short | END_TO_STARTCompare end boundary-point of  sourceRangeto start
 boundary-point of Range on whichcompareBoundaryPointsis invoked. | 
| static short | START_TO_ENDCompare start boundary-point of  sourceRangeto end
 boundary-point of Range on whichcompareBoundaryPointsis invoked. | 
| static short | START_TO_STARTCompare start boundary-point of  sourceRangeto start
 boundary-point of Range on whichcompareBoundaryPointsis invoked. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| DocumentFragment | cloneContents()Duplicates the contents of a Range | 
| Range | cloneRange()Produces a new Range whose boundary-points are equal to the
 boundary-points of the Range. | 
| void | collapse(boolean toStart)Collapse a Range onto one of its boundary-points | 
| short | compareBoundaryPoints(short how,
                     Range sourceRange)Compare the boundary-points of two Ranges in a document. | 
| void | deleteContents()Removes the contents of a Range from the containing document or
 document fragment without returning a reference to the removed
 content. | 
| void | detach()Called to indicate that the Range is no longer in use and that the
 implementation may relinquish any resources associated with this
 Range. | 
| DocumentFragment | extractContents()Moves the contents of a Range from the containing document or document
 fragment to a new DocumentFragment. | 
| boolean | getCollapsed()TRUE if the Range is collapsed | 
| Node | getCommonAncestorContainer()The deepest common ancestor container of the Range's two
 boundary-points. | 
| Node | getEndContainer()Node within which the Range ends | 
| int | getEndOffset()Offset within the ending node of the Range. | 
| Node | getStartContainer()Node within which the Range begins | 
| int | getStartOffset()Offset within the starting node of the Range. | 
| void | insertNode(Node newNode)Inserts a node into the Document or DocumentFragment at the start of
 the Range. | 
| void | selectNode(Node refNode)Select a node and its contents | 
| void | selectNodeContents(Node refNode)Select the contents within a node | 
| void | setEnd(Node refNode,
      int offset)Sets the attributes describing the end of a Range. | 
| void | setEndAfter(Node refNode)Sets the end of a Range to be after a node | 
| void | setEndBefore(Node refNode)Sets the end position to be before a node. | 
| void | setStart(Node refNode,
        int offset)Sets the attributes describing the start of the Range. | 
| void | setStartAfter(Node refNode)Sets the start position to be after a node | 
| void | setStartBefore(Node refNode)Sets the start position to be before a node | 
| void | surroundContents(Node newParent)Reparents the contents of the Range to the given node and inserts the
 node at the position of the start of the Range. | 
| String | toString()Returns the contents of a Range as a string. | 
static final short START_TO_START
sourceRange to start
 boundary-point of Range on which compareBoundaryPoints
 is invoked.static final short START_TO_END
sourceRange to end
 boundary-point of Range on which compareBoundaryPoints
 is invoked.static final short END_TO_END
sourceRange to end
 boundary-point of Range on which compareBoundaryPoints
 is invoked.static final short END_TO_START
sourceRange to start
 boundary-point of Range on which compareBoundaryPoints
 is invoked.Node getStartContainer() throws DOMException
DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.int getStartOffset()
            throws DOMException
DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.Node getEndContainer() throws DOMException
DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.int getEndOffset()
          throws DOMException
DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.boolean getCollapsed()
              throws DOMException
DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.Node getCommonAncestorContainer() throws DOMException
DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.void setStart(Node refNode, int offset) throws RangeException, DOMException
refNode - The refNode value. This parameter must be
   different from null.offset - The startOffset value.RangeException - INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if refNode or an ancestor
   of refNode is an Entity, Notation, or DocumentType
   node.DOMException - INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if offset is negative or greater
   than the number of child units in refNode. Child units
   are 16-bit units if refNode is a type of CharacterData
   node (e.g., a Text or Comment node) or a ProcessingInstruction
   node. Child units are Nodes in all other cases.
   detach() has already
   been invoked on this object.
   refNode was created
   from a different document than the one that created this range.void setEnd(Node refNode, int offset) throws RangeException, DOMException
refNode - The refNode value. This parameter must be
   different from null.offset - The endOffset value.RangeException - INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if refNode or an ancestor
   of refNode is an Entity, Notation, or DocumentType
   node.DOMException - INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if offset is negative or greater
   than the number of child units in refNode. Child units
   are 16-bit units if refNode is a type of CharacterData
   node (e.g., a Text or Comment node) or a ProcessingInstruction
   node. Child units are Nodes in all other cases.
   detach() has already
   been invoked on this object.
   refNode was created
   from a different document than the one that created this range.void setStartBefore(Node refNode) throws RangeException, DOMException
refNode - Range starts before refNodeRangeException - INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if the root container of
   refNode is not an Attr, Document, or DocumentFragment
   node or if refNode is a Document, DocumentFragment,
   Attr, Entity, or Notation node.DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.
   refNode was created
   from a different document than the one that created this range.void setStartAfter(Node refNode) throws RangeException, DOMException
refNode - Range starts after refNodeRangeException - INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if the root container of
   refNode is not an Attr, Document, or DocumentFragment
   node or if refNode is a Document, DocumentFragment,
   Attr, Entity, or Notation node.DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.
   refNode was created
   from a different document than the one that created this range.void setEndBefore(Node refNode) throws RangeException, DOMException
refNode - Range ends before refNodeRangeException - INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if the root container of
   refNode is not an Attr, Document, or DocumentFragment
   node or if refNode is a Document, DocumentFragment,
   Attr, Entity, or Notation node.DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.
   refNode was created
   from a different document than the one that created this range.void setEndAfter(Node refNode) throws RangeException, DOMException
refNode - Range ends after refNode.RangeException - INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if the root container of
   refNode is not an Attr, Document or DocumentFragment
   node or if refNode is a Document, DocumentFragment,
   Attr, Entity, or Notation node.DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.
   refNode was created
   from a different document than the one that created this range.void collapse(boolean toStart)
       throws DOMException
toStart - If TRUE, collapses the Range onto its start; if FALSE,
   collapses it onto its end.DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.void selectNode(Node refNode) throws RangeException, DOMException
refNode - The node to select.RangeException - INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if an ancestor of refNode
   is an Entity, Notation or DocumentType node or if
   refNode is a Document, DocumentFragment, Attr, Entity,
   or Notation node.DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.
   refNode was created
   from a different document than the one that created this range.void selectNodeContents(Node refNode) throws RangeException, DOMException
refNode - Node to select fromRangeException - INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if refNode or an ancestor
   of refNode is an Entity, Notation or DocumentType node.DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.
   refNode was created
   from a different document than the one that created this range.short compareBoundaryPoints(short how,
                            Range sourceRange)
                     throws DOMException
how - A code representing the type of comparison, as defined
   above.sourceRange - The Range on which this current
   Range is compared to.sourceRange.DOMException - WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if the two Ranges are not in the same
   Document or DocumentFragment.
   detach() has already
   been invoked on this object.void deleteContents()
             throws DOMException
DOMException - NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if any portion of the content of
   the Range is read-only or any of the nodes that contain any of the
   content of the Range are read-only.
   detach() has already
   been invoked on this object.DocumentFragment extractContents() throws DOMException
DOMException - NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if any portion of the content of
   the Range is read-only or any of the nodes which contain any of the
   content of the Range are read-only.
   detach() has already
   been invoked on this object.DocumentFragment cloneContents() throws DOMException
DOMException - HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: Raised if a DocumentType node would be
   extracted into the new DocumentFragment.
   detach() has already
   been invoked on this object.void insertNode(Node newNode) throws DOMException, RangeException
newNode - The node to insert at the start of the RangeDOMException - NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if an ancestor container of the
   start of the Range is read-only.
   newNode and the
   container of the start of the Range were not created from the same
   document.
   newNode or if newNode is an ancestor of
   the container.
   detach() has already
   been invoked on this object.RangeException - INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if newNode is an Attr,
   Entity, Notation, or Document node.void surroundContents(Node newParent) throws DOMException, RangeException
newParent - The node to surround the contents with.DOMException - NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if an ancestor container of
   either boundary-point of the Range is read-only.
    newParent and the
   container of the start of the Range were not created from the same
   document.
   newParent or if newParent is an ancestor
   of the container or if node would end up with a child
   node of a type not allowed by the type of node.
   detach() has already
   been invoked on this object.RangeException - BAD_BOUNDARYPOINTS_ERR: Raised if the Range partially selects a
   non-text node.
    node is an Attr,
   Entity, DocumentType, Notation, Document, or DocumentFragment node.Range cloneRange() throws DOMException
DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.String toString() throws DOMException
toString in class ObjectDOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
   invoked on this object.void detach()
     throws DOMException
DOMException being thrown with an
 error code of INVALID_STATE_ERR.DOMException - INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if detach() has already been
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