Web/API/StaticRange/startContainer

The read-only startContainer property of the StaticRange interface returns the start Node for the range.

Syntax

var node = staticNode.startContainer

Value

The DOM Node inside which the start position of the range is found.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'startContainer ' in that specification.	Living Standard
Static RangeThe definition of 'startContainer' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
startContainer	Chrome Full support 60	Edge Full support 18	Firefox Full support 69	IE No support No	Opera Full support 47	Safari Full support 10.1	WebView Android Full support 60	Chrome Android Full support 60	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 44	Safari iOS Full support 10.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0

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StaticRange.startContainer by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.