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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1>The Element Object</h1> <h2>The replaceChild() Method</h2> <ul id="myList"> <li>Coffee</li> <li>Tea</li> <li>Milk</li> </ul> <p>Click "Replace" to replace the first item in the the list.</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">"Replace"</button> <p>This example replaces the Text node "Coffee" with a Text node "Water". Replacing the entire li element is also an alternative.</p> <script> function myFunction() { // Select first child element: const element = document.getElementById("myList").children[0]; // Create a new text node: const newNode = document.createTextNode("Water"); // Replace the text node: element.replaceChild(newNode, element.childNodes[0]); } </script> </body> </html>
