XML DOM isSameNode() Method

Definition and Usage

isSameNode() The method tests whether two nodes are the same node.

Tip:Use the isEqualNode() method to determine whether two nodes are equal.

Syntax

nodeObject.isSameNode(nodetocheck)

Parameters

Technical Details

Example

The following code loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and tests whether two nodes are the same 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 x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book')[1];
    var y = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book')[1];
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
    x.isSameNode(y);
}

Try It Yourself

Browser Support

All mainstream browsers support isSameNode() Method.

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