cloneContents
public DocumentFragment cloneContents()
            throws DOMException Duplicates the contents of a Range 
- A DocumentFragment that contains content equivalent to this 
Range.
- DOMException- HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: Raised if a DocumentType node would be 
extracted into the new DocumentFragment.
 INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already 
been invoked on this object.
cloneRange
public Range cloneRange()
            throws DOMException Produces a new Range whose boundary-points are equal to the 
 boundary-points of the Range. 
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
collapse
public void collapse(boolean toStart)
            throws DOMException Collapse a Range onto one of its boundary-points 
- toStart- If TRUE, collapses the Range onto its start; if FALSE, 
collapses it onto its end.
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
compareBoundaryPoints
public short compareBoundaryPoints(short how,
                                   Range sourceRange)
            throws DOMException Compare the boundary-points of two Ranges in a document.
- how- A code representing the type of comparison, as defined 
above.
- sourceRange- The- Rangeon which this current- Rangeis compared to.
- -1, 0 or 1 depending on whether the corresponding 
boundary-point of the Range is respectively before, equal to, or 
after the corresponding boundary-point of sourceRange.
- DOMException- WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if the two Ranges are not in the same 
Document or DocumentFragment.
 INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already 
been invoked on this object.
deleteContents
public void deleteContents()
            throws DOMException Removes the contents of a Range from the containing document or 
 document fragment without returning a reference to the removed 
 content.  
- DOMException- NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if any portion of the content of 
the Range is read-only or any of the nodes that contain any of the 
content of the Range are read-only.
 INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already 
been invoked on this object.
detach
public void detach()
            throws DOMException Called to indicate that the Range is no longer in use and that the 
 implementation may relinquish any resources associated with this 
 Range. Subsequent calls to any methods or attribute getters on this 
 Range will result in a DOMException being thrown with an 
 error code of INVALID_STATE_ERR.
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
extractContents
public DocumentFragment extractContents()
            throws DOMException Moves the contents of a Range from the containing document or document 
 fragment to a new DocumentFragment. 
- A DocumentFragment containing the extracted contents.
- DOMException- NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if any portion of the content of 
the Range is read-only or any of the nodes which contain any of the 
content of the Range are read-only.
 HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: Raised if a DocumentType node would be 
extracted into the new DocumentFragment.
 INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already 
been invoked on this object.
getCollapsed
public boolean getCollapsed()
            throws DOMException TRUE if the Range is collapsed 
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
getEndOffset
public int getEndOffset()
            throws DOMException Offset within the ending node of the Range. 
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
getStartOffset
public int getStartOffset()
            throws DOMException Offset within the starting node of the Range. 
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
insertNode
public void insertNode(Node newNode)
            throws DOMException,
                   RangeException Inserts a node into the Document or DocumentFragment at the start of 
 the Range. If the container is a Text node, this will be split at the 
 start of the Range (as if the Text node's splitText method was 
 performed at the insertion point) and the insertion will occur 
 between the two resulting Text nodes. Adjacent Text nodes will not be 
 automatically merged. If the node to be inserted is a 
 DocumentFragment node, the children will be inserted rather than the 
 DocumentFragment node itself.
- newNode- The node to insert at the start of the Range
- DOMException- NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if an ancestor container of the 
start of the Range is read-only.
 WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if- newNodeand the 
container of the start of the Range were not created from the same 
document.
 HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: Raised if the container of the start of 
the Range is of a type that does not allow children of the type of- newNodeor if- newNodeis an ancestor of 
the container.
 INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already 
been invoked on this object.
- RangeException- INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if- newNodeis an Attr, 
Entity, Notation, or Document node.
selectNode
public void selectNode(Node refNode)
            throws RangeException,
                   DOMException Select a node and its contents 
- refNode- The node to select.
- RangeException- INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if an ancestor of- refNodeis an Entity, Notation or DocumentType node or if- refNodeis a Document, DocumentFragment, Attr, Entity, 
or Notation node.
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
 WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if- refNodewas created 
from a different document than the one that created this range.
selectNodeContents
public void selectNodeContents(Node refNode)
            throws RangeException,
                   DOMException Select the contents within a node 
- refNode- Node to select from
- RangeException- INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if- refNodeor an ancestor 
of- refNodeis an Entity, Notation or DocumentType node.
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
 WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if- refNodewas created 
from a different document than the one that created this range.
setEnd
public void setEnd(Node refNode,
                   int offset)
            throws RangeException,
                   DOMException Sets the attributes describing the end of a Range.
- refNode- The- refNodevalue. This parameter must be 
different from- null.
- offset- The- endOffsetvalue.
- RangeException- INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if- refNodeor an ancestor 
of- refNodeis an Entity, Notation, or DocumentType 
node.
- DOMException- INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if- offsetis negative or greater 
than the number of child units in- refNode. Child units 
are 16-bit units if- refNodeis a type of CharacterData 
node (e.g., a Text or Comment node) or a ProcessingInstruction 
node. Child units are Nodes in all other cases.
 INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already 
been invoked on this object.
 WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if- refNodewas created 
from a different document than the one that created this range.
setEndAfter
public void setEndAfter(Node refNode)
            throws RangeException,
                   DOMException Sets the end of a Range to be after a node 
- refNode- Range ends after- refNode.
- RangeException- INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if the root container of- refNodeis not an Attr, Document or DocumentFragment 
node or if- refNodeis a Document, DocumentFragment, 
Attr, Entity, or Notation node.
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
 WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if- refNodewas created 
from a different document than the one that created this range.
setEndBefore
public void setEndBefore(Node refNode)
            throws RangeException,
                   DOMException Sets the end position to be before a node. 
- refNode- Range ends before- refNode
- RangeException- INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if the root container of- refNodeis not an Attr, Document, or DocumentFragment 
node or if- refNodeis a Document, DocumentFragment, 
Attr, Entity, or Notation node.
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
 WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if- refNodewas created 
from a different document than the one that created this range.
setStart
public void setStart(Node refNode,
                     int offset)
            throws RangeException,
                   DOMException Sets the attributes describing the start of the Range. 
- refNode- The- refNodevalue. This parameter must be 
different from- null.
- offset- The- startOffsetvalue.
- RangeException- INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if- refNodeor an ancestor 
of- refNodeis an Entity, Notation, or DocumentType 
node.
- DOMException- INDEX_SIZE_ERR: Raised if- offsetis negative or greater 
than the number of child units in- refNode. Child units 
are 16-bit units if- refNodeis a type of CharacterData 
node (e.g., a Text or Comment node) or a ProcessingInstruction 
node. Child units are Nodes in all other cases.
 INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already 
been invoked on this object.
 WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if- refNodewas created 
from a different document than the one that created this range.
setStartAfter
public void setStartAfter(Node refNode)
            throws RangeException,
                   DOMException Sets the start position to be after a node
- refNode- Range starts after- refNode
- RangeException- INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if the root container of- refNodeis not an Attr, Document, or DocumentFragment 
node or if- refNodeis a Document, DocumentFragment, 
Attr, Entity, or Notation node.
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
 WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if- refNodewas created 
from a different document than the one that created this range.
setStartBefore
public void setStartBefore(Node refNode)
            throws RangeException,
                   DOMException Sets the start position to be before a node
- refNode- Range starts before- refNode
- RangeException- INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if the root container of- refNodeis not an Attr, Document, or DocumentFragment 
node or if- refNodeis a Document, DocumentFragment, 
Attr, Entity, or Notation node.
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
 WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if- refNodewas created 
from a different document than the one that created this range.
surroundContents
public void surroundContents(Node newParent)
            throws DOMException,
                   RangeException Reparents the contents of the Range to the given node and inserts the 
 node at the position of the start of the Range. 
- newParent- The node to surround the contents with.
- DOMException- NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if an ancestor container of 
either boundary-point of the Range is read-only.
 WRONG_DOCUMENT_ERR: Raised if-  newParentand the 
container of the start of the Range were not created from the same 
document.
 HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: Raised if the container of the start of 
the Range is of a type that does not allow children of the type of- newParentor if- newParentis an ancestor 
of the container or if- nodewould end up with a child 
node of a type not allowed by the type of- node.
 INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already 
been invoked on this object.
- RangeException- BAD_BOUNDARYPOINTS_ERR: Raised if the Range partially selects a 
non-text node.
 INVALID_NODE_TYPE_ERR: Raised if-  nodeis an Attr, 
Entity, DocumentType, Notation, Document, or DocumentFragment node.
toString
public String toString()
            throws DOMException Returns the contents of a Range as a string. This string contains only 
 the data characters, not any markup. 
- toString in interface Object
- The contents of the Range.
- DOMException- INVALID_STATE_ERR: Raised if- detach()has already been 
invoked on this object.
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 * Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, Keio University). All
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