XML DOM substringData() Method
CDATA Object
Example
The following code fragment loads "books_cdata.xml" into xmlDoc and gets the "Stun" string form the first CDATA element:
var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (xhttp.readyState == 4 && xhttp.status == 200) {
myFunction(xhttp);
}
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books_cdata.xml", true);
xhttp.send();
function myFunction(xml) {
var xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
var x =
xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("html")[0].childNodes[0];
var y = x.substringData(3, 4);
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML
=
x.nodeValue + "<br>" + y;
}
Output:
Stunning!
Stun
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Definition and Usage
The substringData() method gets a string from the CDATA node.
Syntax
CDATANode.substringData(start,length)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| start | Required. Specifies where to begin extracting characters. Start value starts at zero |
| length | Required. Specifies how many characters to extract |
CDATA Object
