XML DOM substringData() Method
Text Object
Example
The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and gets a fragment from the text node of 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];
var y = x.substringData(9, 7);
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML
=
x.nodeValue + "<br>" + y;
}
Output:
Everyday Italian
Italian
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Definition and Usage
The substringData() method gets data from the text node.
Syntax
substringData(start,length)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| start | Required. Specifies where to begin extracting characters. Start value starts at zero |
| length | Required. Specifies how many characters to extract |
Text Object
