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}
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}
return “comes after”
break
default :
return “vs.”
function init() {
fixedRange = document.createRange()
fixedRange.selectNodeContents(document.getElementById(“fixedRangeElem”).
firstChild)
fixedRange.setEnd(fixedRange.endContainer,
fixedRange.endContainer.nodeValue.length)
}
TextRange.compareBoundaryPoints() Method
Select text in the paragraph in various places relative to
the fixed text range (shown in red). See the relations between
the fixed and selected ranges with respect to their start
and end points.
PropertyReturned ValueFixed Range vs. Selection
StartToEnd
 
Start of Fixed vs.
End of Selection
StartToStart
 
Start of Fixed vs.
Start of Selection
EndToStart
 
End of Fixed vs.
Start of Selection
EndToEnd
 
End of Fixed vs.
End of Selection
Range.compareBoundaryPoints()