documentElement

Syntax:: document.documentElement

This property contains the root element for the document.

The documentElement property exists for convenient access to the root element of the document. It returns an Element object, or null if no root element exists.

Examples

Code:

XML:



<library>


    <book>


       <category>fiction</category>


       <title>Eyeless in Gaza</title>


       <author>Aldous Huxley</author>


    </book>


    <book>


       <category>classics</category>


       <title>John Barleycorn</title>


       <author>Jack London</author>


    </book>


 </library>



VBScript:



Set objXMLDoc =

CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")


 objXMLDoc.async = False


 objXMLDoc.load("library.xml")





 Dim root, i


 Set root = objXMLDoc.documentElement


 For i = 1 To (root.childNodes.length)


    document.write(root.childNodes.item(i).text &
 "<br>")


 Next

Output:

fiction Eyeless in Gaza Aldous Huxley

 classics John Barleycorn Jack London

Explanation:

This example loads the 'library.xml' file, and then creates an Element object from the documentElement property and iterates through its child nodes, printing the text of each.

Primary links

XML DOM » Document » documentElement

Examples

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Output:

Explanation:

Language(s): VBScript XML