The setRangeText() method replaces a range of text in input or a textarea with another string.
Syntax:
element.setRangeText(replacement);
OR
element.setRangeText(replacement, start, end[, Mode]);
Parameters:
- replacement: This parameter represents a string that will replace with the exits one.
- Start: It specifies the index of the first character and it’s optional.
- end: It specifies the index of character after the last start character it’s also optional.
-
Mode: This attribute defines how the selection should be set all the possible values are described below.
- select: This will select the newly inserted text.
- start: It will move the selected text before the newly inserted text.
- end: Similar to start just move the selected text after the inserted text.
- preserve: Preserve the selection and its default.
Example: In this example, we will use the setRangeText() method.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head>
<title>
DOM focus() Method
</title>
<style>
a:focus {
background-color: magenta;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksforGeeks
</h1>
<h2>DOM select() Method</h2>
<input type="text" id="text-box"
size="40"
value="A online Computer Science Portal.">
<button onclick="selectText()">
Update text
</button>
<script>
//Main function
function selectText() {
const select =
document.getElementById('text-box');
select.focus();
select.setRangeText
(' For Geeks.', 32, 40, 'select');
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Supported Browsers: The supported browsers by HTML | DOM setRangeText() method are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari