CharacterData: deleteData() 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 deleteData()
method of the CharacterData
interface
removes all or part of the data from this CharacterData
node.
Syntax
js
deleteData(offset, count)
Parameters
Return value
None.
Exceptions
IndexSizeError
DOMException
-
Thrown if
offset
is greater than the length of the contained data.
Example
html
<span>Result: </span>A long string.
js
const span = document.querySelector("span");
const textNode = span.nextSibling;
textNode.deleteData(1, 5);
Specifications
Specification |
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DOM # dom-characterdata-deletedata |
Browser compatibility
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