Range.deleteContents()

The Range.deleteContents() removes the contents of the Range from the Document.

Unlike Range.extractContents, this method does not return a DocumentFragment containing the deleted content.

Syntax

JavaScript
range.deleteContents()

Example

JavaScript
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.
Recommendation Initial specification.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) 9.0 9.0 (Yes)
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) 1.0 (1.0) 9.0 9.0 (Yes)

See also

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/range/deletecontents

API DOM Method Range