DOMImplementation.createDocument()
The DOMImplementation.createDocument()
method creates and
returns an XMLDocument
.
Syntax
createDocument(namespaceURI, qualifiedNameStr)
createDocument(namespaceURI, qualifiedNameStr, documentType)
Parameters
namespaceURI
-
A string containing the namespace URI of the document to be created, or
null
if the document doesn't belong to one. qualifiedNameStr
-
A string 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
.
Return value
None (undefined
).
Examples
const doc = document.implementation.createDocument('http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml', 'html', null);
const 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 |
---|
DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-domimplementation-createdocument② |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The
DOMImplementation
interface it belongs to.