Range.compareBoundaryPoints()

The Range.compareBoundaryPoints() method compares the boundary points of the Range with those of another range.

Syntax

compare = range.compareBoundaryPoints(how, sourceRange);

Return value

compare

A number, -1, 0, or 1, indicating whether the corresponding boundary-point of the Range is respectively before, equal to, or after the corresponding boundary-point of sourceRange.

Parameters

how

A constant describing the comparison method:

• Range.END_TO_END compares the end boundary-point of sourceRange to the end boundary-point of Range.
• Range.END_TO_START compares the end boundary-point of sourceRange to the start boundary-point of Range.
• Range.START_TO_END compares the start boundary-point of sourceRange to the end boundary-point of Range.
• Range.START_TO_START compares the start boundary-point of sourceRange to the start boundary-point of Range.

sourceRange

A Range to compare boundary points with the range.

Exceptions

NotSupportedError DOMException

Thrown if the value of the how parameter is invalid.

Example

var range, sourceRange, compare;
range = document.createRange();
range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0]);
sourceRange = document.createRange();
sourceRange.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div")[1]);
compare = range.compareBoundaryPoints(Range.START_TO_END, sourceRange);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• The DOM interfaces index