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XML DOM appendChild() Method


Element Object Reference Complete Element Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The appendChild() method adds a node after the last child node of the specified element node.

This method returns the new child node.

Syntax

appendChild(node)

Parameter Description
node Required. The node to append


Example 1

The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc using loadXMLDoc() and creates an element (<edition>), and adds it after the last child of the first <book> element:

Example

xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");

newel=xmlDoc.createElement("edition");

x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book")[0];
x.appendChild(newel);

document.write(x.getElementsByTagName("edition")[0].nodeName);

Output:

edition

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Example 2

The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc using loadXMLDoc() and appends a new node to all <book> elements:

Example

xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");

x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book');
var newel,newtext;

for (i=0;i<x.length;i++)
{
newel=xmlDoc.createElement('edition');
newtext=xmlDoc.createTextNode('First');
newel.appendChild(newtext);
x[i].appendChild(newel);
}

//Output all titles and editions
y=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title");
z=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("edition");
for (i=0;i<y.length;i++)
{
document.write(y[i].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
document.write(" - Edition: ");
document.write(z[i].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
document.write("<br />");
}

Output:

Everyday Italian - Edition: First
Harry Potter - Edition: First
XQuery Kick Start - Edition: First
Learning XML - Edition: First

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