appendData

Syntax:: characterData.appendData(data)
data: Receives the string that will be appended to the existing string data.

This method appends the specified string to existing string data.

Examples

Code:

XML:



<capitals>


    <capital>Beijing</capital>


    <capital>Berlin</capital>


    <capital>London</capital>


    <capital>Paris</capital>


    <capital>Washington</capital>


 </capitals>



JavaScript:



xml_doc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");


 xml_doc.async = false;


 xml_doc.load("capitals.xml");





 text = xml_doc.documentElement.lastChild.firstChild;


 text.appendData(" DC");


 document.write(text.data);

Output:

Washington DC

Explanation:

In this example using the 'capitals.xml' file, the code appends the characters ' DC' to the text of the last 'capital' element (Washington).

Language(s): JavaScript XML

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