This example only works on Internet Explorer.
IE Range Example
function useRanges() {
var oRange1 = document.body.createTextRange();
var oRange2 = document.body.createTextRange();
oRange1.findText("B");
oRange2.findText("A");
alert(oRange1.compareEndPoints("StartToStart", oRange2));
alert(oRange1.compareEndPoints("EndToEnd", oRange2));
}
A B