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XML DOM insertData() Method


Text Object Reference Text Object

Example

The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and inserts a string to the text node of the first <title> element:

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (xhttp.readyState == 4 && xhttp.status == 200) {
        myFunction(xhttp);
    }
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books.xml", true);
xhttp.send();

function myFunction(xml) {
    var xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
    var x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0];
    x.insertData(0,"Cooking: ");
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
    x.data;
}

Output:

Cooking: Everyday Italian
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Definition and Usage

The insertData() method inserts data to a text node.

Syntax

insertData(start,string)

Parameter Description
start Required. Specifies where to begin inserting characters. Start value starts at zero
string Required. Specifies the string to insert

Text Object Reference Text Object