XML DOM cloneNode() Method

Complete Node Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The cloneNode() method creates an exact copy of a specified node.

This method returns the clone node.

Syntax

nodeObject.cloneNode(include_all)

Example

The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc using loadXMLDoc(), clones the first <book> node and then adds it to the end of the node list:

xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");

x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book')[0];
cloneNode=x.cloneNode(true);
xmlDoc.documentElement.appendChild(cloneNode);

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

Output:

Everyday Italian
Harry Potter
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Everyday Italian

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cloneNode() - Clone a node

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