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Hi, Spencer. I am not sure what parentNodes does, but the cNode is really a sibling of the <em> element. You can try this: var cNode = x.getElementsByTagName("em")[0].previousSibling; cNode.insertData(0, strText); hope this helps, Jan- Arve Spencer Tickner wrote: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS > to support XML implementation and development. To minimize > spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. > > [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ > Or unsubscribe: xml-dev-unsubscribe@l... > subscribe: xml-dev-subscribe@l... > List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php > -- Jan- Arve Sæther - jasaethe [at] trolltech [dot] com Trolltech AS - Sandakerveien 116 - PO Box 4332 Nydalen - 0402 Oslo, Norway
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