XML DOM appendData() Method
Definition and Usage
The appendData() method adds the specified text to the end of the text contained in the comment node.
Syntax:
commentNode.appendData(string)
| Parameter | description |
|---|---|
| string | The string to be appended to the comment node. |
description
This method takes a string string Append to the end of the data attribute of the node.
Example
The following code snippet uses JavaScript functions loadXMLDoc() Load the XML file books_comment.xml Load xmlDoc and append text to the first comment node:
xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books_comment.xml");
x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book")[0].childNodes;
for (i=0;i<x.length;i++)
{
if (x[i].nodeType==8)
{
//Only process comment nodes
x[i].appendData(" Special Offer");
document.write(x[i].data);
document.write("<br />");
}
}
Output of the above code:
(Book 6) (Hardcover) Special Offer
In this example, we use a loop and if statement to perform processing that targets only comment nodes. The node type of comment nodes is 8.
Try It Yourself (TIY)
Related Pages
XML DOM Reference Manual:CharacterData.appendData()
