XML DOM substringData()Methods
Text object
Definition and Usage
The substringData() method retrieves data from a text node.
Syntax
substringData(start,length)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| start | Required. Specifies where to start extracting characters. The start value begins at 0. |
| length | Required. Specifies how many characters to extract. |
Example
The following code snippet usesloadXMLDoc()put "books.xmlLoad into xmlDoc, and retrieve a fragment from the text node of the first <title> element:
Example
xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");
x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0];
y=x.substringData(9,7);
document.write(x.nodeValue);
document.write("
");
document.write(y);
x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0];
y=x.substringData(9,7);
document.write(x.nodeValue);
document.write("
");
document.write(y);
Output:
Everyday Italian
Italian
Italian
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