XML DOM replaceData()Methods


Text object

Definition and Usage

The replaceData() method replaces data in a text node.

Syntax

replaceData(start,length,string)

Parameter Description
start Required. Specifies where to begin replacing characters. The start value begins at 0.
length Required. Specifies how many characters to replace.
string Required. Specifies the string to insert.


In all instances, we use XML filesbooks.xmland JavaScript functionsloadXMLDoc()。

Example

The following code snippet replaces the first 8 characters of the text node of the first <title> element with "Easy":

Example

xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");

x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0];

x.replaceData(0,8,"Easy");

document.write(x.nodeValue);

Output:

Easy Italian

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