XML DOM appendData() Method

❮ 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 (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
       myFunction(this);
   }
};
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

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