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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>createRange Selection</title>
  <style>body{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;padding:1.5rem;} pre{border:1px solid #ccc;padding:0.75rem;}</style>
</head>
<body>
  <p id="highlight">Highlight me</p>
  <button id="btn" type="button">Select the paragraph</button>
  <pre id="out">Click the button</pre>
  <script>
    document.getElementById("btn").addEventListener("click", function () {
      var p = document.getElementById("highlight");
      var range = document.createRange();
      range.selectNodeContents(p);
      var sel = window.getSelection();
      sel.removeAllRanges();
      sel.addRange(range);
      document.getElementById("out").textContent = "selection: " + sel.toString();
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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