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XML DOM insertData() Method

CDATA Object Reference

Complete CDATA Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The insertData() method inserts data to a CDATA node.

Syntax

insertData(start,string)

Parameter	Description
start	Required. Specifies where to begin inserting characters. Start value starts at zero
string	Required. Specifies the data to insert

Example

The following code fragment loads "books_cdata.xml" into xmlDoc using loadXMLDoc() and inserts data into the CDATA node of the first <html> element:

xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books_cdata.xml");

x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("html")[0].childNodes[0];

x.insertData(3,"Wonderful and ");
document.write(x.data);

Output:

Wonderful and Stunning!

Try-It-Yourself Demos

insertData() - Insert text to a CDATA node

CDATA Object Reference

Complete CDATA Object Reference