Range.detach()
The Range.detach()
method releases a Range
from use. This lets the browser choose to release resources associated with this Range
. Subsequent attempts to use the detached range will result in a DOMException
being thrown with an error code of INVALID_STATE_ERR
.
Syntax
JavaScript
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range.detach();
Example
JavaScript
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var range = document.createRange(); range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0)); range.detach();
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'Range.detach()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification The definition of 'Range.detach()' 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) 15.0 (15.0)[1] |
9.0 | 9.0 | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.0) 15.0 (15.0)[1] |
9.0 | 9.0 | (Yes) |
[1] Starting in Gecko 15.0 (Firefox 15.0 / Thunderbird 15.0 / SeaMonkey 2.12), this method is a no-op and has no effect.
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/detach