Range: setStartAfter() method

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

Syntax

js

setStartAfter(referenceNode)

Parameters

referenceNode

The Node to start the Range after.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js

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

range.setStartAfter(referenceNode);

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# dom-range-setstartafter

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

See also