Script Syntax

oXMLDOMCharacterData.replaceData(offset, count, data);

Parameters

offset

The long integer value specifying the offset, in characters, at which to start replacing string data.

count

The long integer value specifying the number of characters to replace.

data

The string containing the new data that replaces the old string data.

Example

The following script example creates a new IXMLDOMComment object, and then replaces the first five characters with a new string.

var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.5.0");
var comment;
xmlDoc.async = false;
xmlDoc.load("books.xml");
if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0) {
   var myErr = xmlDoc.parseError;
   alert("You have error " + myErr.reason);
} else {
   comment = xmlDoc.createComment("Hello World!");
   alert(comment.xml);
   comment.replaceData(0, 5, "Goodbye, Cruel");
   alert(comment.xml);
}

Visual Basic Syntax

oXMLDOMCharacterData.replaceData(offset, count, data)

Parameters

offset

The long integer value specifying the offset, in characters, at which to start replacing string data.

count

The long integer value specifying the number of characters to replace.

data

The string containing the new data that replaces the old string data.

Example

The following Microsoft® Visual Basic® example creates a new IXMLDOMComment object, and then replaces the first five characters with a new string.

Dim xmlDoc As New Msxml2.DOMDocument50
Dim comment As IXMLDOMComment
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 comment = xmlDoc.createComment("Hello World!")
   MsgBox comment.xml
   comment.replaceData 0, 5, "Goodbye, Cruel"
   MsgBox comment.xml
End If

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT replaceData(
    long offset,
    long count,
    BSTR data);

Parameters

offset [in]

The offset, in characters, at which to start replacing string data.

count [in]

The number of characters to replace.

data [in]

The new data that replaces the old string data.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK

The value returned if successful.

S_FALSE

The value when returning Null.

E_FAIL

The value returned if an error occurs.