## EditableRangeStart class


Represents a start of an editable range in a Word document. To learn more, visit the [Aspose.Words Document Object Model (DOM)](https://docs.aspose.com/words/cpp/aspose-words-document-object-model/) documentation article.

```cpp
class EditableRangeStart : public Aspose::Words::Node,
                           public IDisplaceableByCustomXml,
                           public INodeWithAnnotationId
```

## Methods

| Method | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Accept](./accept/)(System::SharedPtr\<Aspose::Words::DocumentVisitor\>) override | Accepts a visitor. |
| [Clone](../node/clone/)(bool) | Creates a duplicate of the node. |
| [get_CustomNodeId](../node/get_customnodeid/)() const | Specifies custom node identifier. |
| virtual [get_Document](../node/get_document/)() const | Gets the document to which this node belongs. |
| [get_EditableRange](./get_editablerange/)() | Gets the facade object that encapsulates this editable range start and end. |
| [get_Id](./get_id/)() const | Specifies the identifier of the editable range. |
| virtual [get_IsComposite](../node/get_iscomposite/)() | Returns **true** if this node can contain other nodes. |
| [get_NextNode](../node/get_nextnode/)() const |  |
| [get_NextSibling](../node/get_nextsibling/)() | Gets the node immediately following this node. |
| [get_NodeType](./get_nodetype/)() const override | Returns [EditableRangeStart](../nodetype/). |
| [get_ParentNode](../node/get_parentnode/)() | Gets the immediate parent of this node. |
| [get_PreviousSibling](../node/get_previoussibling/)() | Gets the node immediately preceding this node. |
| [get_PrevNode](../node/get_prevnode/)() const |  |
| [get_Range](../node/get_range/)() | Returns a [Range](../range/) object that represents the portion of a document that is contained in this node. |
| [GetAncestor](../node/getancestor/)(Aspose::Words::NodeType) | Gets the first ancestor of the specified [NodeType](../nodetype/). |
| [GetAncestorOf](../node/getancestorof/)() |  |
| virtual [GetText](../node/gettext/)() | Gets the text of this node and of all its children. |
| [GetType](./gettype/)() const override |  |
| [Is](./is/)(const System::TypeInfo\&) const override |  |
| [IsAncestorNode](../node/isancestornode/)(const System::SharedPtr\<Aspose::Words::Node\>\&) |  |
| [NextPreOrder](../node/nextpreorder/)(const System::SharedPtr\<Aspose::Words::Node\>\&) | Gets next node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm. |
| static [NodeTypeToString](../node/nodetypetostring/)(Aspose::Words::NodeType) | A utility method that converts a node type enum value into a user friendly string. |
| [PreviousPreOrder](../node/previouspreorder/)(const System::SharedPtr\<Aspose::Words::Node\>\&) | Gets the previous node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm. |
| [Remove](../node/remove/)() | Removes itself from the parent. |
| [set_CustomNodeId](../node/set_customnodeid/)(int32_t) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Node::get_CustomNodeId](../node/get_customnodeid/). |
| [set_Id](./set_id/)(int32_t) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::EditableRangeStart::get_Id](./get_id/). |
| [set_NextNode](../node/set_nextnode/)(const System::SharedPtr\<Aspose::Words::Node\>\&) |  |
| [set_PrevNode](../node/set_prevnode/)(const System::SharedPtr\<Aspose::Words::Node\>\&) |  |
| [SetParent](../node/setparent/)(const System::SharedPtr\<Aspose::Words::Node\>\&) |  |
| [ToString](../node/tostring/)(Aspose::Words::SaveFormat) | Exports the content of the node into a string in the specified format. |
| [ToString](../node/tostring/)(const System::SharedPtr\<Aspose::Words::Saving::SaveOptions\>\&) | Exports the content of the node into a string using the specified save options. |
| static [Type](./type/)() |  |
## Remarks


A complete editable range in a Word document consists of a [EditableRangeStart](./) and a matching [EditableRangeEnd](../editablerangeend/) with the same Id.

[EditableRangeStart](./) and [EditableRangeEnd](../editablerangeend/) are just markers inside a document that specify where the editable range starts and ends.

Use the [EditableRange](./get_editablerange/) class as a "facade" to work with an editable range as a single object.


Currently editable ranges are supported only at the inline-level, that is inside [Paragraph](../paragraph/), but editable range start and editable range end can be in different paragraphs. 

## See Also

* Class [Node](../node/)
* Namespace [Aspose::Words](../)
* Library [Aspose.Words for C++](../../)