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Re: Inserting a text node before an element node useing the XML DOM

  • From: "Spencer Tickner" <spencertickner@g...>
  • To: xml-dev@l...
  • Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:23:43 -0800

insert node before
Sorry, typo.

the line:

 // this just creates an error "cNode" has no properties
       cNode.insertData(0, String.fromCharCode(keycode));

should be:

 // this just creates an error "cNode" has no properties
       cNode.insertData(0, strText);

On 10/10/06, Spencer Tickner <spencertickner@g...> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I hope this question is appropriate for this list. I am retrieving an
> xml document through AJAX and now would like to use the XML DOM to
> insert some text before a <em> tag. I'm having a really difficult time
> trying to pinpoint this location useing the XML DOM.
>
> XML
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <data>
>         <para>This is a paragraph <em>Inline Date</em> that will have to be
> taken care of</para>
>         <para>Another paragraph with a list of fruit
>                 <fruit>Apple</fruit>
>                 <fruit>Orange</fruit>
>         </para>
> </data>
>
> After I insert the text node I would like the xml to look like:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <data>
>         <para>This is a paragraph with some <em>Inline Date</em> that will
> have to be taken care of</para>
>         <para>Another paragraph with a list of fruit
>                 <fruit>Apple</fruit>
>                 <fruit>Orange</fruit>
>         </para>
> </data>
>
>
> Javascript function
>
> function insertText(strText)
> {
>         // retrieving our xml document from the parent frame page
>         var x = parent.xmldoc
>
>         // quick test to ensure thate we are getting back the correct
> information
>         var i, n_elems, elems = parent.xmldoc.getElementsByTagName("em");
>         n_elems = elems.length;
>         for (i=0; i < n_elems; i++)
>                 alert(elems[i].nodeName); // We get an alert with "em" so our XML Doc is valid
>
>         // This is where things get sketchy, trying to reference the
> text node before the <em>
>         var cNode = x.getElementsByTagName("em")[0].parentNodes[0];
>
>         // this just creates an error "cNode" has no properties
>         cNode.insertData(0, String.fromCharCode(keycode));
>
> }
>
> So there it is, thanks in advance for the help. I should also mention
> that in some instances the <em> tag will be right up against the
> <para> tag but text should be inserted as before.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Spencer
>


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