CharacterData: appendData() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The appendData() method of the CharacterData interface adds the provided data to the end of the node's current data.

Syntax

js
appendData(data)

Parameters

data

The data to append to the current node.

Return value

None.

Example

html
<span>Result: </span>A text
js
const span = document.querySelector("span");
const textNode = span.nextSibling;

textNode.appendData(" - appended text.");

Specifications

Specification
DOM
# dom-characterdata-appenddata

Browser compatibility

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Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
appendData

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Full support
Full support

See also