XML DOM baseURI Property

Node Object

Definition and Usage

baseURI Property that returns the absolute base URI of the node.

Syntax

nodeObject.baseURI

Technical Details

Return value: A string representing the absolute base URI of the node.
DOM Version: Core Level 3 Node Object

Example

The following code loads "books_ns.xml" into xmlDoc and returns the base URI of the <title> element:

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
   if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
       myFunction(this);
   }
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books_ns.xml", true);
xhttp.send();
function myFunction(xml) {
    var x, i, xmlDoc, txt;
    xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
    txt = "";
    x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title");
    for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
        txt += "Base URI: " + x.item(i).baseURI + "<br>";
    }
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
}

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Browser Support

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Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Support Support Support Support Support

All mainstream browsers support baseURI Properties, except for Internet Explorer.

Node Object