XML DOM » Node » nodeValue
- Syntax:
- node.nodeValue
This property contains the value of the node, depending on type.
The nodeValue property contains the value of the node, depending on type. The values returned by each node type are detailed below.
- Element: null
- Attr
the value of the attribute - Text
the content of the text node - CDATASection
the content of the CDATA section - EntityReference: null
- Entity: null
- ProcessingInstruction
the entire content excluding the target - Comment
the content of the comment - Document: null
- DocumentType: null
- DocumentFragment: null
- Notation: null
Examples
Code:
XML:
<names>
<name>Alice</name>
<name>Bert</name>
<name>Charlie</name>
<name>Diane</name>
<name>Eric</name>
</names>
VBScript:
Set objXMLDoc = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
objXMLDoc.async = False
objXMLDoc.load("names.xml")
Set objNode = objXMLDoc.documentElement.lastChild
document.write(objNode.nodeValue)
Set objNode = objNode.firstChild
document.write("<br>" & objNode.nodeValue)Output:
Eric
NullExplanation:
This example uses the 'names.xml' file and obtains the node values of the last child node of the document's root node (the last 'name' tag), and that node's first child node (the text itself).
Language(s): VBScript XML
