Retrieves the number of characters in a TextNode object.

Syntax

[ iLength = ] TextNode.length

Possible Values

iLength

Integer that receives the number of characters.

The property is read-only. The property has no default value.

Example

This example uses the length property to specify where a TextNode is split using the splitText method.

<SCRIPT>
function fnChangeValue(){
var oListItem = document.createElement("LI");
oList.appendChild(oListItem);
var oNode = oList.firstChild.childNodes(0);
var oTextNode = oList.firstChild.childNodes(0);
var oSplit = oTextNode.splitText(oTextNode.length/2);
oListItem.appendChild(oSplit);
}
</SCRIPT>
<UL ID = oList onclick = "fnChangeValue()">
<LI>Start Here
</UL>

Standards Information

This property is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

	TextNode