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. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
deleteContents | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 4 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support 9 | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support