XML DOM deleteData() method
Definition and usage
The deleteData() method deletes data from a text node.
Syntax:
deleteData(start,length)
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| start | Required. Specifies where to start deleting data. The starting value starts at 0. |
| length | Required. Specifies how many characters to delete. |
Example
In all examples, we will use the XML file books.xml, and JavaScript function loadXMLDoc().
The following code snippet removes some characters from the text node of the first <title> element in "books.xml":
xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");
x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0];
x.deleteData(0,9);
document.write(x.data);
Output:
Italian
Related pages
XML DOM reference manual:CharacterData.deleteData()
