XML DOM createElement() Method
Document Object
Example
The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and adds an element node with a containing text node to each <book> 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 x, y, z, i, xLen, yLen, newEle, newText, xmlDoc, txt;
xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
txt = "";
x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book");
xLen =
x.length;
// Create element nodes and text nodes
for (i = 0; i < xLen; i++) {
newEle = xmlDoc.createElement("edition");
newText = xmlDoc.createTextNode("first");
newEle.appendChild(newText);
x[i].appendChild(newEle);
}
//
Output all titles and editions
y =
xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title");
yLen = y.length
z = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("edition");
for (i =
0; i < yLen; i++) {
txt +=
y[i].childNodes[0].nodeValue +
" - Edition: " +
z[i].childNodes[0].nodeValue
+ "<br>";
}
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
}
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Definition and Usage
The createElement() method creates an element node.
This method returns an Element object.
Syntax
createElement(name)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| name | A string that specifies the name for the element node |
Document Object
