importNode method

Imports a node from another document into the the document that the document object displays.

Syntax

var ppNodeDest = document.importNode(pNodeSource, fDeep);

pNodeSource [in]

Type: IHTMLDOMNode

A reference to the element object that refers to the node to move.

fDeep [in]

Type: Boolean

true (true): Child nodes of the node specified by the pNodeSourceparameter are also imported.
false (true): Child nodes of the node specified by the pNodeSourceparameter are not imported.

ppNodeDest [out, retval]

Type: IHTMLDOMNode3

A reference to the element object that refers to the node that has been imported, or a null value if the node cannot be imported.

A reference to the element object that refers to the node that has been imported, or a null value if the node cannot be imported.

The following code example illustrates the importNode method.


var oNode = document.importNode( oXHTMLNode, FALSE );
parent.appendChild( oNode );