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Document: createRange() method
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The
Document.createRange()
method returns a new
Range
object whose start and end are offset 0 of the
Document
object on which it was called.
Syntax
js
createRange()
Parameters
None.
Return value
The created
Range
object.
Examples
js
const range = document.createRange();

range.setStart(startNode, startOffset);
range.setEnd(endNode, endOffset);
Notes
Once a
Range
is created, you need to set its boundary points before you
can make use of most of its methods.
Specifications
Specification
DOM
# dom-document-createrange
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