Replaces the text adjacent to the element.

Syntax

oldText = object.replaceAdjacentText(sWhere, sReplaceText)

Parameters

sWhere

Required. String that specifies where to locate the replacement text, using one of the following values: beforeBegin Replaces text immediately before the element. afterBegin Replaces text after the start of the element but before all other content in the element. beforeEnd Replaces text immediately before the end of the element but after all other content in the element. afterEnd Replaces text immediately after the end of the element.

sReplaceText

Required. String that specifies the replacement text.

Return Value

Pointer to a String returning the old text.

Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this method.

Applies To

A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, CUSTOM, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LINK, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, nextID, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TITLE, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

See Also

applyElement, getAdjacentText, insertAdjacentElement