document.createRange

Summary

Returns a new Range object.

Syntax

range = document.createRange();

range is the created range object.

Example

var 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.

Specification

DOM Level 2 Range: DocumentRange.createRange