length Property
Retrieves the number of characters in a TextNode object.
Syntax
HTML N/A Scripting [ iLength = ] object.length
Possible Values
iLength Integer that specifies the number of characters. The property is read-only with 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>
Applies To
[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus. TextNode
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