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XML DOM splitText() Method


Text Object Reference Text Object

Example

The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and splits the text node after the first word:

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];
    var y = x.splitText(9);
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
    x.nodeValue + "<br>" + y.nodeValue;
}

Output:

Everyday
Italian
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Definition and Usage

The splitText() method splits the text node into two nodes at the specified offset.

This function returns the node containing the text after the offset.

The text before the offset remains in the original text node.

Syntax

splitText(offset)

Parameter Description
offset Required. Specifies where to split the text node. Offset value starts at zero

Text Object Reference Text Object