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Range: cloneRange() method

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The Range.cloneRange() method returns a Range object with boundary points identical to the cloned Range.

The returned clone is copied by value, not reference, so a change in either Range does not affect the other.

Syntax

cloneRange()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Range object.

Examples

const range = document.createRange();
range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0));
const clone = range.cloneRange();

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also