Script Syntax

var objXMLDOMCDATASection = oXMLDOMDocument.createCDATASection(data);

Parameters

data

A string specifying the value to be supplied to the new IXMLDOMCDATASection object's nodeValue property.

Return Value

An object. Returns the new IXMLDOMCDATASection object.

Example

The following script example creates a new CDATA section node and appends it as the last child node of the DOMDocument object.

var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.5.0");
var root;
var CDATASection;
xmlDoc.async = false;
xmlDoc.load("books.xml");
if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0) {
   var myErr = xmlDoc.parseError;
   alert("You have error " + myErr.reason);
} else {
   root = xmlDoc.documentElement;
   CDATASection = xmlDoc.createCDATASection("Hello World!");
   root.appendChild(CDATASection);
   alert(root.xml);
}

Visual Basic Syntax

Set objXMLDOMCDATASection = oXMLDOMDocument.createCDATASection(data)

Parameters

data

A string specifying the value to be supplied to the new CDATASection object's nodeValue property.

Return Value

An object. Returns the new IXMLDOMCDATASection object.

Example

The following Visual Basic example creates a new CDATA section node and appends it as the last child node of the DOMDocument object.

Dim xmlDoc As New Msxml2.DOMDocument50
Dim root As IXMLDOMElement
Dim CDATASection As IXMLDOMCDATASection
xmlDoc.async = False
xmlDoc.Load ("books.xml")
If (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0) Then
   Dim myErr
   Set myErr = xmlDoc.parseError
   MsgBox("You have error " & myErr.reason)
Else
   Set root = xmlDoc.documentElement
   Set CDATASection = xmlDoc.createCDATASection("Hello World!")
   root.appendChild CDATASection
   MsgBox (root.xml)
End If

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT createCDATASection(
    BSTR data,
    IXMLDOMCDATASection **cdata);

Parameters

data [in]

The value to be supplied to the new CDATA section object's nodeValue property.

cdata [out, retval]

The address of the new IXMLDOMCDATASection.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK

The value returned if successful.

E_INVALIDARG

The value returned if the cdata parameter is Null.

E_FAIL

The value returned if an error occurs.