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Range: intersectsNode() method

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{{ApiRef("DOM")}}

The Range.intersectsNode() method returns a boolean indicating whether the given {{domxref("Node")}} intersects the {{domxref("Range")}}.

Syntax

js-nolint
intersectsNode(referenceNode)

Parameters

  • referenceNode
    • : The {{domxref("Node")}} to compare with the {{domxref("Range")}}.

Return value

A boolean.

Examples

js
const range = document.createRange();

range.selectNode(document.getElementsByTagName("div").item(0));
const intersectingNode = range.intersectsNode(
  document.getElementsByTagName("p").item(0),
);

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also