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# DOMRange

```
class DOMRange
```

## Topics

### Instance Properties

[`var collapsed: Bool`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/collapsed)

[`var commonAncestorContainer: DOMNode!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/commonAncestorContainer)

[`var endContainer: DOMNode!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/endContainer)

[`var endOffset: Int32`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/endOffset)

[`var markupString: String!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/markupString)

A string in markup format corresponding to the content in the range.

[`var startContainer: DOMNode!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/startContainer)

[`var startOffset: Int32`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/startOffset)

[`var text: String!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/text)

[`var webArchive: WebArchive!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/webArchive)

A web archive of the content in the range.

### Instance Methods

[`func clone() -> DOMRange!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/clone())

[`func cloneContents() -> DOMDocumentFragment!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/cloneContents())

[`func collapse(Bool)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/collapse(_:))

[`func compare(DOMNode!) -> Int16`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/compare(_:))

[`func compareBoundaryPoints(UInt16, sourceRange: DOMRange!) -> Int16`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/compareBoundaryPoints(_:sourceRange:))

[`func comparePoint(DOMNode!, offset: Int32) -> Int16`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/comparePoint(_:offset:))

[`func createContextualFragment(String!) -> DOMDocumentFragment!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/createContextualFragment(_:))

[`func deleteContents()`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/deleteContents())

[`func detach()`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/detach())

[`func extractContents() -> DOMDocumentFragment!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/extractContents())

[`func insert(DOMNode!)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/insert(_:))

[`func intersects(DOMNode!) -> Bool`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/intersects(_:))

[`func isPoint(inRange: DOMNode!, offset: Int32) -> Bool`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/isPoint(inRange:offset:))

[`func select(DOMNode!)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/select(_:))

[`func selectNodeContents(DOMNode!)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/selectNodeContents(_:))

[`func setEnd(DOMNode!, offset: Int32)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/setEnd(_:offset:))

[`func setEndAfter(DOMNode!)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/setEndAfter(_:))

[`func setEndBefore(DOMNode!)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/setEndBefore(_:))

[`func setStart(DOMNode!, offset: Int32)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/setStart(_:offset:))

[`func setStartAfter(DOMNode!)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/setStartAfter(_:))

[`func setStartBefore(DOMNode!)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/setStartBefore(_:))

[`func surroundContents(DOMNode!)`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/surroundContents(_:))

[`func toString() -> String!`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMRange/toString())

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`DOMObject`](/documentation/WebKit/DOMObject)

### Conforms To

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

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