createTextNode method
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Creates a text string from the specified value.
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Syntax
var retval = document.createTextNode(text);Standards information
Parameters
Return value
Type: ObjectReturns the created TextNode object.Remarks
This method always returns S_OK, so you must check the returned newTextNode value. If newTextNode is NULL, the method failed to create a new text node.
Examples
<SCRIPT>
function fnChangeNode(){
var oTextNode = document.createTextNode("New Text");
var oReplaceNode = oSpan.childNodes(0);
oReplaceNode.replaceNode(oTextNode);
}
</SCRIPT>
<SPAN ID="oSpan" onclick="fnChangeNode()">
Original Text
</SPAN>
See also
- document
- Reference
- createElement
- Conceptual
- About the W3C Document Object Model
Build date: 2/14/2012
