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expand
Description
Expands the range so that partial units are completely contained.
Syntax
Boolean = object.expand(unit)
Parameter Description unit Units to move in the range. Can be one of the following:
character Expands a character. word Expands a word. A word is a collection of characters terminated by a space or other white-space character. sentence Expands a sentence. A sentence is a collection of words terminated by a punctuation character, such as a period. textedit Expands to enclose the entire range. Return Value
Returns TRUE if it successfully expands the range, or FALSE otherwise.
Remarks
This feature might not be available on non-Win32 platforms. See article Q172976 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for the latest information on Internet Explorer cross-platform compatibility.
Example
The following example creates a range from the current selection, then uses expand to ensure that any word partially enclosed by the range becomes entirely enclosed in the range.
var rng = document.selection.createRange(); rng.expand("word");Applies To
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