XML DOM isEqualNode() Method

Definition and Usage

isEqualNode() Method tests whether two nodes are equal.

If two nodes have the same name, attributes with the same names and values (the order is not required) and their child nodes are equal and in the same order, then the two nodes are equal.

Tip:Use the isSameNode() method to determine whether two nodes are the same node.

Syntax

nodeObject.isEqualNode(nodetocheck)

Parameters

Technical Details

Example

The following code loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and returns whether two nodes are equal:

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 x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book')[0];
    var y = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book')[2];
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
    x.isEqualNode(y);
}

Try It Yourself

Browser Support

All mainstream browsers support isEqualNode() Method.

Note: Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions do not support this method.