TextNode Object

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Represents a string of text as a node in the document hierarchy.

Remarks

Use the createTextNode method to create a TextNode object. Once you create the TextNode, you can add to it using the appendChild, replaceNode, or insertBefore methods.

This object is available in script as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.

Members

TextNode Members

Example

This example uses the TextNode object to change the text of an LI object.

<SCRIPT>
function fnChangeText(){
   var oTextNode = document.createTextNode("New List Item 1");
   var oReplaceNode = oItem1.firstChild.replaceNode(oTextNode);
}
</SCRIPT>

<UL onclick = "fnChangeText()">
<LI ID = oItem1>List Item 1
</UL>

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