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Document Object
Definition and Usage
The createElement() method creates an element node.
This method returns an Element object.
Syntax
createElement(name)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| name | A string that specifies the name for the element node |
Example
The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc using loadXMLDoc() and adds an element node with a containing text node to each <book> element:
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);
}
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);
}
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