XML DOM splitText()Methods


Text object

Definition and Usage

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

This method 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. The offset value starts at 0.


Example

The following code snippet usesloadXMLDoc()put "books.xml" Load into xmlDoc, and split the text node after the first word:

Example

xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");

x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0];
y=x.splitText(9);

document.write(x.nodeValue);
document.write("
");
document.write(y.nodeValue);

Output:

Everyday
Italian

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