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XML DOM - The Comment Object


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The examples below use the XML file books.xml.
An external JavaScript is used to load the XML file.

createComment() - Create a comment node


The Comment object

The Comment object represents the content of comment nodes in a document.

IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: World Wide Web Consortium (Internet Standard)

Comment Object Properties

Property Description IE F O W3C
data Sets or returns the text of this node 6 1 9 Yes
length Returns the length of the text of this node 6 1 9 Yes

Comment Object Methods

Property Description IE F O W3C
appendData() Appends data to the node 6 1 9 Yes
deleteData() Deletes data from the node 6 1 9 Yes
insertData() Inserts data into the node 6 1 9 Yes
replaceData() Replaces data in the node 6 1 9 Yes
substringData() Extracts data from the node 6 1 9 Yes



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