DOMImplementation.createDocument()
The DOMImplementation.createDocument()
method creates and
returns an XMLDocument
.
Syntax
var doc = document.implementation.createDocument(namespaceURI, qualifiedNameStr, documentType);
Parameters
namespaceURI
- Is a
DOMString
containing the namespace URI of the document to be created, ornull
if the document doesn't belong to one. qualifiedNameStr
- Is a
DOMString
containing the qualified name, that is an optional prefix and colon plus the local root element name, of the document to be created. documentType
Optional-
Is the
DocumentType
of the document to be created. It defaults tonull
.
Example
var doc = document.implementation.createDocument ('http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml', 'html', null);
var body = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml', 'body');
body.setAttribute('id', 'abc');
doc.documentElement.appendChild(body);
alert(doc.getElementById('abc')); // [object HTMLBodyElement]
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'DOMImplementation.createDocument' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Modified the return type of createDocument() from
Document to XMLDocument .The third argument of createDocument() , doctype, is now
optional and default to null . |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification The definition of 'DOMImplementation.createDocument' in that specification. |
Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification The definition of 'DOMImplementation.createDocument' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The
DOMImplementation
interface it belongs to.