XML DOM getNamedItem() method
Definition and usage
The getNamedItem() method can return the specified node.
Syntax:
getNamedItem(nodename)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| nodename | The node name to be retrieved. |
Example
In all examples, we will use the XML file books.xml, and JavaScript functions loadXMLDoc().
The following code snippet can iterate over the <book> elements and output the value of the category attribute:
xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");
var x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book');
for(i=0;i<x.length;i++)
{
var att=x.item(i).attributes.getNamedItem("category");
document.write(att.value + "<br />")
}
Output:
COOKING CHILDREN WEB WEB
