DOM:range.setStartBefore

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[edit] Summary

Sets the start position of a Range relative to another Node.

[edit] Syntax

range.setStartBefore(referenceNode);

[edit] Parameters

referenceNode 

The Node to start the Range before

[edit] Example

range = document.createRange();
referenceNode = document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0);
range.setStartBefore(referenceNode);

[edit] Notes

The parent Node of the start of the Range will be the same as that for the referenceNode.

[edit] Specification

setStartBefore