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    Range.setStartBefore()

    The Range.setStartBefore() method sets the start position of a Range relative to another Node. The parent Node of the start of the Range will be the same as that for the referenceNode.

    Syntax

    range.setStartBefore(referenceNode);

    Parameters

    referenceNode
    The Node before which the Range should start.

    Example

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

range.setStartBefore(referenceNode);

    Specifications

    Specification Status Comment
    DOM
    The definition of 'Range.setStartBefore()' in that specification.    		 Living Standard No change.
    Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification
    The definition of 'Range.setStartBefore()' in that specification.    		 Recommendation Initial specification.

    Browser compatibility

    Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
    Basic support (Yes) 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) 9.0 9.0 (Yes)
    Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
    Basic support (Yes) 1.0 (1.0) 9.0 9.0 (Yes)

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