The Range.toString()
method is a stringifier returning the text of the Range
.
Alerting the contents of a Range
makes an implicit toString()
call, so comparing range and text through an alert dialog is ineffective.
Syntax
text = range.toString();
Example
HTML
<p>This example logs <b>everything</b> between the bold <b>words</b>. Look at the output below.</p> <p id="log"></p>
JavaScript
const range = document.createRange(); range.setStartBefore(document.getElementsByTagName('b').item(0), 0); range.setEndAfter(document.getElementsByTagName('b').item(1), 0); document.getElementById('log').textContent = range.toString();
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'Range.toString()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification The definition of 'Range.toString()' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial specification. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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toString | 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