DocumentType: replaceWith() 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 DocumentType.replaceWith() method replaces the document type with a set of given nodes.

Syntax

js
replaceWith(node1)
replaceWith(node1, node2)
replaceWith(node1, node2, /* …, */ nodeN)

Parameters

node1, …, nodeN

A set of nodes to replace the DocumentType with.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

HierarchyRequestError DOMException

Thrown when the node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.

Examples

Using replaceWith()

js
let svg_dt = document.implementation.createDocumentType(
  "svg:svg",
  "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN",
  "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd",
);

document.doctype.replaceWith(svg_dt);

Specifications

Specification
DOM
# ref-for-dom-childnode-replacewith①

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
replaceWith

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Full support
Full support

See also