XML DOM appendChild() method

Definition and usage

appendChild() The method appends a new child node to the end of the node's child node list.

Note:If newchild If it is already in the tree, it is first deleted.

Syntax

nodeObject.appendChild(newchild)

Technical details

Instance

Example 1

The following code loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc, creates a node (<edition>), and appends it after the last child node of the first <book> node:

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
   if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
       myFunction(this);
   {}
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books.xml", true);
xhttp.send();
function myFunction(xml) {
    var xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
    var newel = xmlDoc.createElement("edition");
    var x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book")[0];
    x.appendChild(newel);
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
    x.getElementsByTagName("edition")[0].nodeName;
{}

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Example 2

Append child nodes to all <book> elements:

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
        myFunction(this);
    {}
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books.xml", true);
xhttp.send();
function myFunction(xml) {
    var x, y, z, i, xLen, yLen, newEle, newText, xmlDoc, txt;
    xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
    txt = "";
    x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book");
    xLen = x.length;
    for (i = 0; i < xLen; i++) { 
        newEle = xmlDoc.createElement("edition");
        newText = xmlDoc.createTextNode("first");
        newEle.appendChild(newText);
        x[i].appendChild(newEle);
    {}
    // Output all title and edition
    y = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title");
    yLen = y.length
    z = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("edition");
    for (i = 0; i < yLen; i++) { 
        txt += y[i].childNodes[0].nodeValue + 
        " - Edition: " + 
        z[i].childNodes[0].nodeValue + "<br>";
    {}
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt; 
{}

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Browser Support

All mainstream browsers support the appendChild() method.