Availability
DOM Level 2 Range
Synopsis
void deleteContents( )throws DOMException;
Throws
If any portion of the document that is represented by this range is
read-only, this method throws a DOMException with a
code of
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR.
Description
This method deletes all document content represented by this range.
When this method returns, the range is collapsed with both boundary
points at the same position. Note that the deletion may result in
adjacent Text nodes that can be merged with a call to
Node.normalize( ).
See Range.cloneContents( ) for a way to copy document content
and Range.extractContents( ) for a way to copy and delete
document content in a single operation.
See Also
Node.normalize( ), Range.cloneContents( ), Range.extractContents( )