5.1

Attribute Returns Description
length Number
The length of a list
The XMLNamedNodeMap class defines the following methods.
Method Returns Description
getNamedItem(string):XMLNode XMLNode
Retrieves a node specified by name.
item(number):XMLNode XMLNode
Retrieves a child node at index.
XMLNode Class
The XMLNode class is the main node class.
The XMLNode class defines the following attributes.
Attribute Returns Description
nodeName String
The node name
nodeValue String
The node value
parentNode Object
The parent node (XMLNode)
The XMLNode class defines the following methods.
Method Returns Description
appendChild(XMLNode):Object Object
Adds a newChild node to the end of the
list of child nodes of this node. If the
newChild node exists in the tree, it is
first removed.
cloneNode(boolean):Object Object
Clones a node.
getChildNodes():XMLNodeList XMLNodeList
Gets all child nodes.
insertBefore(XMLNode,XMLNode):O
bject
Object
Inserts a newChild node before the
existing child node refChild. If
refChild is null, the newChild node is
inserted at the end of list of child nodes.
If the newChild node exists in the tree,
it is first removed.
normalize():Object Object
Normalizes the node.
removeChild(XMLNode):Object Object
Removes the child node indicated by
oldChild from the list of child nodes
and returns it.
insertBefore(XMLNode,XMLNode):O
bject
Object
Inserts a newChild node before the
existing child node refChild. If
refChild is null, the newChild node is
inserted at the end of list of child nodes.
If the newChild node exists in the tree,
it is first removed.
replaceChild(XMLNode,XMLNode):O
bject
Object
Replaces the oldChild node with a
newChild node in the list of child nodes
and returns the oldChild node. If the
newChild node exists in the tree, it is
first removed.
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