---
title: "Breaking: #62804 - RTE JavaScript method HTMLArea.Editor::getNodeByPosition was moved"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-62804"
source: "Changelog/7.0/Breaking-62804-RTEJavaScriptMethodMoved.rst"
typo3-version: "7.0"
typo3-major: 7
type: "breaking"
issue: 62804
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/62804"
tags: ["RTE", "JavaScript", "Backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-18T17:00:34+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #62804 - RTE JavaScript method HTMLArea.Editor::getNodeByPosition was moved {#breaking-62804}

See [forge#62804](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/62804)

## Description {#description}

RTE JavaScript method `getNodeByPosition()` was moved from HTMLArea.Editor to HTMLArea.DOM.Node where it belongs.

## Impact {#impact}

3rd party extensions referring to `HTMLArea.Editor::getNodeByPosition()` will fail.

## Affected installations {#affected-installations}

A TYPO3 instance is affected if a 3rd party extension refers to the method `HTMLArea.Editor::getNodeByPosition()`.

## Migration {#migration}

The affected 3rd party extensions must be modified to use method `HTMLArea.DOM.Node::getNodeByPosition()`
instead.