CharacterData

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The CharacterData abstract interface represents a Node object that contains characters. This is an abstract interface, meaning there aren't any object of type CharacterData: it is implemented by other interfaces, like Text, Comment, or ProcessingInstruction which aren't abstract.

Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, Node, and implements the ChildNode interface.

CharacterData.data

Is a DOMString representing the textual data contained in this object.

CharacterData.length Read only

Returns an unsigned long representing the size of the string contained in CharacterData.data.

ChildNode.nextElementSibling Read only

Returns the Element immediately following the specified one in its parent's children list, or null if the specified element is the last one in the list.

ChildNode.previousElementSibling Read only

Returns the Element immediately prior to the specified one in its parent's children list, or null if the specified element is the first one in the list.

Methods

Inherits methods from its parent, Node, and implements the ChildNode interface.

CharacterData.appendData

Appends the given DOMString to the CharacterData.data string; when this method returns, data contains the concatenated DOMString.

CharacterData.deleteData

Removes the specified amount of characters, starting at the specified offset, from the CharacterData.data string; when this method returns, data contains the shortened DOMString.

CharacterData.insertData

Inserts the specified characters, at the specified offset, in the CharacterData.data string; when this method returns, data contains the modified DOMString.

ChildNode.remove

Removes the object from its parent children list.

CharacterData.replaceData

Replaces the specified amount of characters, starting at the specified offset, with the specified DOMString; when this method returns, data contains the modified DOMString.

CharacterData.substringData

Returns a DOMString containing the part of CharacterData.data of the specified length and starting at the specified offset.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• The DOM interfaces index.