The Node Object
W3C Properties
| Property |
Description |
| attributes |
Returns a NamedNodeMap containing all attributes for this node |
| childNodes |
Returns a NodeList containing all the child nodes for this node |
| firstChild |
Returns the first child node for this node |
| lastChild |
Returns the last child node for this node |
| nextSibling |
Returns the next sibling node. Two nodes are siblings if they have the same parent node |
| nodeName |
Returns the nodeName, depending on the type |
| nodeType |
Returns the nodeType as a number |
| nodeValue |
Returns, or sets, the value of this node, depending on the type |
| ownerDocument |
Returns the root node of the document |
| parentNode |
Returns the parent node for this node |
| previousSibling |
Returns the previous sibling node. Two nodes are siblings if they have the same parent node |
W3C Methods
| Method |
Description |
| appendChild(newChild) |
Appends the node newChild at the end of the child nodes for this node |
| cloneNode(boolean) |
Returns an exact clone of this node. If the boolean value is set to true, the cloned node contains all the child nodes as well |
| hasChildNodes() |
Returns true if this node has any child nodes |
| insertBefore(newNode,refNode) |
Inserts a new node, newNode, before the existing node, refNode |
| removeChild(nodeName) |
Removes the specified node, nodeName |
| replaceChild(newNode,oldNode) |
Replaces the oldNode, with the newNode |
IE5 Node Properties and Methods
The node object has some properties and methods that are defined in Internet Explorer 5 only:
IE5 Properties
| Property |
Description |
| basename |
Returns the nodeName without the namespaces |
| dataType |
Returns, or sets, the dataType for this node |
| definition |
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| nodeTypeString |
Returns the nodeType as a string |
| nodeTypedValue |
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| specified |
Returns whether the nodeValue is specified in the DTD/Schema or not |
| text |
Returns, or sets, the text for this node and all its child nodes |
| xml |
Returns, or sets, the xml for this node and all its child nodes |
IE5 Methods
| Method |
Description |
| selectNodes(pattern) |
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| selectSingleNode(pattern) |
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| transformNode(stylesheet) |
Processes the node and its childNodes with the specified XSL stylesheet, and returns the result |
The NodeList object
W3C Properties
| Property |
Description |
| length |
Returns the number of nodes in a nodeList |
W3C Methods
| Method |
Description |
| item |
Returns a specific node in the nodeList |
IE5 NodeList Methods
The nodeList object has some methods that are defined in Internet Explorer 5 only:
IE5 Properties
| Property |
Description |
| nextNode() |
Returns the next object in the node list |
| reset() |
Resets the pointer to the first node in the nodeList |
The Document object
W3C Properties
| Property |
Description |
| documentElement |
Returns the root element of the document |
| doctype |
Returns the DTD or Schema for the document. |
| implementation |
Returns the implementation object for this particular document |
W3C Methods
| Method |
Description |
| createAttribute(attributeName) |
Creates an attribute node with the specified attribute name |
| createCDATASection(text) |
Creates a CDATASection, containing the specified text |
| createComment(text) |
Creates a comment node, containing the specified text |
| createDocumentFragment() |
Creates an empty documentFragment object |
| createElement(tagName) |
Creates an element with the specified tagName |
| createEntityReference(referenceName) |
Creates an entityReference with the specified referenceName |
| createProcessingInstruction(target,text) |
Creates a processingInstruction node, containing the specified target and text |
| createTextNode(text) |
Creates a text node, containing the specified text |
| getElementsByTagName(tagName) |
Returns the specified node, and all its child nodes, as a nodeList |
The Element object
W3C Properties
| Property |
Description |
| tagName |
Returns, or sets the name of the node |
W3C Methods
| Method |
Description |
| getAttribute(attributeName) |
Returns the value of the specified attribute |
| getAttributeNode(attributeName) |
Returns the specified attribute node as an object |
| getElementsByTagName(tagName) |
Returns the specified node, and all its child nodes, as a nodeList |
| normalize() |
Puts the text nodes for this element, and its child nodes, into one text node, returns nothing |
| removeAttribute(attributeName) |
Removes the specified attribute's value. If the attribute has a default value this value is inserted |
| removeAttributeNode(attributeNode) |
Removes the specified attribute node. If the attribute node has a default value, this attribute is inserted |
| setAttribute(attributeName, attributeValue) |
Inserts a new attribute |
| setAttributeNode(attributeNodeName) |
Inserts a new attribute node |
The Attr object
W3C Properties
| Property |
Description |
| name |
Sets or returns the name of the attribute |
| specified |
Returns a boolean value indicating if the node's value is set in the document or not |
| value |
Sets or returns the value of the attribute |
The Text object
The text object represents the text inside an element as a node. The method of the text object is listed below:
W3C Method
| Method |
Description |
| splitText(number) |
Splits the text at the specified character, and returns the rest of the text |
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