XML DOM xmlEncoding Attribute

Document Object

Definition and Usage

xmlEncoding The attribute returns the encoding of the document.

Syntax

documentObject.xmlEncoding

Example

The following code loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc, displaying the document's XML encoding, standalone attribute, and XML version:

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;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
    "XML encoding: " + xmlDoc.xmlEncoding +
    "<br>XML standalone: " + xmlDoc.xmlStandalone +
    "<br>XML version: " + xmlDoc.xmlVersion +
    "<br>Encoding used when parsing: " + xmlDoc.inputEncoding;
}

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Document Object