Range.createContextualFragment()

The Range.createContextualFragment() method returns a DocumentFragment by invoking the HTML fragment parsing algorithm or the XML fragment parsing algorithm with the start of the range (the parent of the selected node) as the context node. The HTML fragment parsing algorithm is used if the range belongs to a Document whose HTMLness bit is set. In the HTML case, if the context node would be html, for historical reasons the fragment parsing algorithm is invoked with body as the context instead.

Syntax

documentFragment = range.createContextualFragment(tagString)

Parameters

tagString
Text that contains text and tags to be converted to a document fragment.

Example

var tagString = "<div>I am a div node</div>";
var range = document.createRange();

// Make the parent of the first div in the document becomes the context node
range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0));
var documentFragment = range.createContextualFragment(tagString);
document.body.appendChild(documentFragment);

Specification

Specification Status Comment
DOM Parsing and Serialization
The definition of 'Range.createContextualFragment()' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial specification.

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
createContextualFragment
Experimental
Chrome Full support YesEdge Full support 12Firefox Full support YesIE Full support 11Opera Full support 15Safari Full support 9WebView Android Full support YesChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support 14Safari iOS Full support YesSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support
Full support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

See also