Completely detach removed nodes.

chrome/browser/resources/chromeos/chromevox/cvox2/background/cursors.js

 // Copyright 2014 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 /**
  * @fileoverview Classes related to cursors that point to and select parts of
  * the automation tree.
  */
 
 goog.provide('cursors.Cursor');
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                 newNode, dir, AutomationPredicate.linebreak);
             break;
           }
       break;
       default:
         throw Error('Unrecognized unit: ' + unit);
     }
     newNode = newNode || this.node_;
     newIndex = goog.isDef(newIndex) ? newIndex : this.index_;
     return new cursors.Cursor(newNode, newIndex);
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Returns whether this cursor points to a valid position.
+   * @return {boolean}
+   */
+  isValid: function() {
+    return this.node.role !== undefined;
   }
 };
 
 /**
  * A cursors.Cursor that wraps from beginning to end and vice versa when moved.
  * @constructor
  * @param {!AutomationNode} node
  * @param {number} index A 0-based index into this cursor node's primary
  * accessible name. An index of |cursors.NODE_INDEX| means the node as a whole
  * is pointed to and covers the case where the accessible text is empty.
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     }
   },
 
   /**
    * Returns true if this range has either cursor end on web content.
    * @return {boolean}
   */
   isWebRange: function() {
     return this.start.node.root.role != RoleType.desktop ||
         this.end.node.root.role != RoleType.desktop;
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Returns whether this range has valid start and end cursors.
+   * @return {boolean}
+   */
+  isValid: function() {
+    return this.start.isValid() && this.end.isValid();
   }
 };
 
 });  // goog.scope