XML DOM xmlStandalone Attribute

Definition and Usage

xmlStandalone Sets or returns whether the document is standalone.

Syntax

documentObject.xmlStandalone

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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