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XML DOM xml Property


Document Object Reference Document Object

Definition and Usage

The xml property returns the XML of a node and its descendants.

Syntax

documentObject.xml


Tips and Notes

Note: This property is Internet Explorer-only!


Example

The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc using loadXMLDoc() and displays the XML:

Example

xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");
document.write("<xmp>" + xmlDoc.xml + "</xmp>");

Output:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<bookstore>
  <book category="COOKING">
    <title lang="en">Everyday Italian</title>
    <author>Giada De Laurentiis</author>
    <year>2005</year>
    <price>30.00</price>
  </book>
  <book category="CHILDREN">
    <title lang="en">Harry Potter</title>
    <author>J K. Rowling</author>
    <year>2005</year>
    <price>29.99</price>
  </book>
  <book category="WEB">
    <title lang="en">XQuery Kick Start</title>
    <author>James McGovern</author>
    <author>Per Bothner</author>
    <author>Kurt Cagle</author>
    <author>James Linn</author>
    <author>Vaidyanathan Nagarajan</author>
    <year>2003</year>
    <price>49.99</price>
  </book>
  <book category="WEB">
    <title lang="en">Learning XML</title>
    <author>Erik T. Ray</author>
    <year>2003</year>
    <price>39.95</price>
  </book>
</bookstore>

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