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XML DOM appendData() Method


Text Object Reference Text Object

Example

The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and appends text to the first <title> 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 xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
    var x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0];
    x.appendData(" Cooking");
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
    x.data;
}

Output:

Everyday Italian Cooking
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Definition and Usage

The appendData() method adds a string at the end of a text node.

Syntax

textNode.appendData(string)
Parameter Description
string Required. The string to add to the text node

Text Object Reference Text Object