Ranges
Modern word processors allow a range of text to be selected by clicking the mouse at the start-point, and dragging across and down to the end-point, leaving the selected area highlighted to show its scope. After selection, the user can select 'delete' or 'copy' from a menu. This concept can also be applied to DOM trees. The new Ranges module of the DOM standard provides a standard way to define and modify a range of data that may include nodes of various types, including text and element nodes.
Parser support
The hasFeature method can be used to discover whether or not a parser supports this module:
if ( myDOM.hasFeature("Range", "2.0") == true )
{
// Ranges are supported
}
Range scope
A range is defined by a start-point and an end-point. ...
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