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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition
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JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition

by David Flanagan
November 2001
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
936 pages
68h 43m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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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.

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Publisher Resources

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