Range.startContainer
The Range.startContainer read-only property returns the Node within which the Range starts. To change the start position of a node, use one of the Range.setStart() methods.
Syntax
startRangeNode = range.startContainer;
Example
range = document.createRange(); range.setStart(startNode,startOffset); range.setEnd(endNode,endOffset); startRangeNode = range.startContainer;
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM Standard (DOM) # ref-for-dom-range-startcontainer① |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
startContainer |
1 |
12 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
4 |
10.1 |
1 |
1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Range/startContainer