Range.deleteContents()
The Range.deleteContents()
method removes the contents of
the Range
from the Document
.
Unlike Range.extractContents()
, this method does not return a
DocumentFragment
containing the deleted content.
Syntax
range.deleteContents()
Example
range = document.createRange();
range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0));
range.deleteContents();
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'Range.deleteContents()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification The definition of 'Range.deleteContents()' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial specification. |
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