Range.startContainer
 The Range.startContainer read-only property returns the Node within which the Range starts. To change the start position of a node, use one of the Range.setStart() methods. 
Value
A Node object.
Examples
range = document.createRange();
range.setStart(startNode,startOffset);
range.setEnd(endNode,endOffset);
startRangeNode = range.startContainer;

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-range-startcontainer①

Browser compatibility




Desktop
Mobile



Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Opera
Safari
WebView Android
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on IOS
Samsung Internet



startContainer
1
12
1
9
9
1
1
18
4
10.1
1
1.0


See also
 The DOM interfaces index 


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