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JavaScript Document own method: createTextNode()

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The createTextNode() method (when applied to the document object of the JavaScript DOM) creates a text node.

 

It has the following syntax with the following parameters. It returns an element object, representing the created element.

 

document.createTextNode(text)

 

Parameter

Required / Optional

Description

text

Required

String specifying the text in the text node

 

EXAMPLE:


HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head></head>
<body>
Created using JavaScript:<br><br>
<span id="element"></span>

<script>
var x = document.createElement("EM");
var txt = document.createTextNode("italic text");
x.appendChild(txt);
document.getElementById("element").appendChild(x);
</script>

</body>
</html>

FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedJavaScriptMethodDomCreateTextNode() {
  return !!document.createTextNode;
}


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