TextNode object

Represents a string of text as a node in the document hierarchy.

Members

The TextNode object has these types of members:

Methods
Properties

Methods

The TextNode object has these methods.

Method	Description
addEventListener	Registers an event handler for the specified event type.
appendData	Adds a new character string to the end of the object.
compareDocumentPosition	Compares the position of two nodes in a document.
deleteData	Removes a specified range of characters from the object.
dispatchEvent	Sends an event to the current element.
insertData	Inserts a new character string in the object at a specified offset.
isDefaultNamespace	Indicates whether or not a namespace is the default namespace for a document.
isEqualNode	Determines if two nodes are equal.
isSameNode	Determines if two node references refer to the same node.
isSupported	Returns a value indicating whether or not the object supports a specific DOM standard.
lookupNamespaceURI	Gets the URI of the namespace associated with a namespace prefix, if any.
lookupPrefix	Gets the namespace prefix associated with a URI, if any.
normalize	Merges adjacent DOM objects to produce a normalized document object model.
removeEventListener	Removes an event handler that the addEventListener method registered.
replaceData	Replaces a specified range of characters in the object with a new character string.
replaceWholeText	Replaces the text of the current object.
splitText	Divides a text node at the specified index.
substringData	Extracts a range of characters from the object.

Properties

The TextNode object has these properties.

Property	Description
constructor	Returns a reference to the constructor of an object.
data	Sets or gets the value of a TextNode object.
length	Gets the number of characters in a TextNode object.
localName	Retrieves the local name of the fully qualified XML declaration for a node.
namespaceURI	Retrieves the namespace URI of the fully qualified XML declaration for a node.
nextSibling	Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object.
nodeName	Gets the name of a particular type of node.
nodeType	Retrieves the type of the requested node.
nodeValue	Gets or sets the value of a node.
parentNode	Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.
prefix	Retrieves the local name of the fully qualified XML declaration for a node.
previousSibling	Gets a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object.
textContent	Sets or retrieves the text content of an object and any child objects.
wholeText	Retrieves the text of the current object.

Remarks

Use the createTextNode method to create a TextNode object. After you create the TextNode, you can add to it using the appendChild, replaceNode, or insertBefore methods.

This object is available in script as of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.

Examples

This example uses the TextNode object to change the text of an li object.

JavaScript


<script>
function fnChangeText(){
   var oTextNode = document.createTextNode("New List Item 1");
   var oReplaceNode = oItem1.firstChild.replaceNode(oTextNode);
}
</script>

<ul onclick = "fnChangeText()">
<li id = "oItem1">List Item 1</li>
</ul>