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Document.createTextNode()

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Syntax
Example
Specifications
Browser compatibility

Creates a new Text node.

Syntax

var text = document.createTextNode(data);

text is a Text node.
data is a string containing the data to be put in the text node.

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>createTextNode example</title>
<script>
function addTextNode(text) {
  var newtext = document.createTextNode(text),
      p1 = document.getElementById("p1");

  p1.appendChild(newtext);
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
  <button onclick="addTextNode('YES! ');">YES!</button>
  <button onclick="addTextNode('NO! ');">NO!</button>
  <button onclick="addTextNode('WE CAN! ');">WE CAN!</button>

  <hr />

  <p id="p1">First line of paragraph.</p>
</body>
</html>

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification The definition of 'Document.createTextNode()' in that specification.	Recommendation	No change
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification The definition of 'Document.createTextNode()' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	(Yes)	?

Feature	Android	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile
Basic support	?	?	?	?	?

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Last updated by: tacsipacsi, Oct 15, 2016, 11:06:32 AM