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DOM - The Element object

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Take a look at the XML file used in the examples: note.xml

Examples

tagName
How to return the tag name of a node.

getElementsByTagName
How to return the value of a specified node.

getAttribute
How to return an attribute's value.

setAttribute
How to change an attribute's value.

setAttribute 2
How to set a new attribute and its value.

The Element object

The element object represents the element nodes in the document. If the element node contains text, this text is represented in a text node. The properties and methods of the Element object are listed below:

W3C Properties

Property Description
tagName Returns, or sets the name of the node

W3C Methods

Method Description
getAttribute(attributeName) Returns the value of the specified attribute
getAttributeNode(attributeName) Returns the specified attribute node as an object
getElementsByTagName(tagName) Returns the specified node, and all its child nodes, as a nodeList
normalize() Puts the text nodes for this element, and its child nodes, into one text node, returns nothing
removeAttribute(attributeName) Removes the specified attribute's value. If the attribute has a default value this value is inserted
removeAttributeNode(attributeNode) Removes the specified attribute node. If the attribute node has a default value, this attribute is inserted
setAttribute(attributeName, attributeValue) Inserts a new attribute
setAttributeNode(attributeNodeName) Inserts a new attribute node

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