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RE: DOM (level 1): moving elements from one document to another

• From: Mike.Champion@S...
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 08:57:45 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From:   Julian Reschke [SMTP:julian.reschke@g...]
Sent:   Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:57 AM
To:     XML-Dev
Subject:        DOM (level 1): moving elements from one document to another




>appendChild() doesn't let me add a child if it's ownerDocument is different
>from the one where it should be added. What is the easiest way to get around
>this (besides manually creating new nodes in the new Document)?

DOM Level 2 has an importNode method that lets you copy a node (or subtree under a node)
from one document to another. In Level 1, I believe you have to do this "by hand".  Specific
Level 1 implementations may have proprietary extensions to let you get around this more easily.

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