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XML DOM appendData() Method


Comment Object Reference Comment Object

Definition and Usage

The appendData() method adds data at the end of a comment node.

Syntax

commentNode.appedData(string)

Parameter Description
string Required. The string to add to the comment node


Example

The following code fragment loads "books_comment.xml" into xmlDoc using loadXMLDoc() and appends text to the first comment element:

Example

xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books_comment.xml");

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

for (i=0;i<x.length;i++)
{
if (x[i].nodeType==8)
  {
  //Process only comment nodes
  x[i].appendData(" Special Offer");
  document.write(x[i].data);
  document.write("
");
  }
}

Output:

125 Simple and Delicious Recipes (Hardcover) Special Offer

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In the example above we use a loop and an if-test to make sure we only process comment nodes. A comment node has a node type of 8.


Comment Object Reference Comment Object

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