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XML DOM - The Comment Object

The Comment object represents the content of comment nodes in a document.

Examples

In the examples below, we will use the XML file books.xml, and the JavaScript function loadXMLDoc().

createComment() - Create a comment node

The Comment object

The Comment object represents the content of comment nodes in a document.

IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: World Wide Web Consortium (Internet Standard)

Comment Object Properties

Property	Description	IE	F	O	W3C
data	Sets or returns the text of this node	6	1	9	Yes
length	Returns the length of the text of this node	6	1	9	Yes

Comment Object Methods

Method	Description	IE	F	O	W3C
appendData()	Appends data to the node	6	1	9	Yes
deleteData()	Deletes data from the node	6	1	9	Yes
insertData()	Inserts data into the node	6	1	9	Yes
replaceData()	Replaces data in the node	6	1	9	Yes
substringData()	Extracts data from the node	6	1	9	Yes

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