swapNode Method | Internet Development Index |
Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy.
Syntax
oSwapped = object.swapNode(oNode)
Parameters
oNode Required. Object that specifies the existing element.
Return Value
Returns a reference to the object that invoked the method.
Remarks
This method is accessible at run time. If elements are removed at run time, before the closing tag is parsed, areas of the document might not render.
Example
This example uses the swapNode method to exchange the location of two objects.
<SCRIPT> function fnSwap(){ oList.children(0).swapNode(oList.children(1)); } </SCRIPT> <UL ID = oList> <LI>List Item 1 <LI>List Item 2 <LI>List Item 3 <LI>List Item 4 </UL> <INPUT TYPE = button VALUE = "Swap List" onclick = "fnSwap()">
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this method.
Applies To
A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BGSOUND, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, 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
cloneNode, removeNode, replaceNode, About the W3C Document Object Model