XML DOM createCDATASection() Method
Document Object
Example
The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and adds a CDATA section node to the <book> element:
var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (xhttp.readyState == 4 && xhttp.status == 200) {
myFunction(xhttp);
}
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books.xml", true);
xhttp.send();
function myFunction(xml) {
var x, i, newCDATA,
newtext, xmlDoc, txt;
xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
txt = "";
x =
xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book");
newtext =
"Special Offer & Book Sale";
for (i = 0; i < x.length;
i++) {
newCDATA =
xmlDoc.createCDATASection(newtext);
x[i].appendChild(newCDATA);
}
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
txt += x[i].getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue +
" - " +
x[i].lastChild.nodeValue
+ "<br>";
}
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
}
The output of the code above will be:
Everyday Italian - Special Offer & Book Sale
Harry Potter - Special Offer
& Book Sale
XQuery Kick Start - Special Offer & Book Sale
Learning XML
- Special Offer & Book Sale
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Definition and Usage
The createCDATASection() method creates a CDATA section node.
This method returns a CDATASection object.
Syntax
createCDATASection(data)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| data | A string that specifies the data for the node |
Document Object
