XML DOM deleteData() Method
❮ CDATA Object
Example
The following code fragment loads "books_cdata.xml" into xmlDoc and deletes some characters (the "<b>" tag) from the text node of the first <html> element:
var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
myFunction(this);
}
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books_cdata.xml", true);
xhttp.send();
function myFunction(xml) {
var xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
var x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("html")[0].childNodes[0];
x.deleteData(0, 3);
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
x.data;
}
Output:
Stunning!
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Definition and Usage
The deleteData() method deletes data from a CDATA node.
Syntax
CDATANode.deleteData(start,length)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| start | Required. Specifies where to begin removing characters. Start value starts at zero |
| length | Required. Specifies how many characters to delete |
❮ CDATA Object
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