JavaScript Reference/Javascript Methods/replaceData
"replaceData()" Example
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<html> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> function function1() {
var m = document.getElementById("myP").firstChild;
var myText = "The replacement text ";
m.replaceData(12, 9, myText);
} </script>
This is the reference text node.
<input type = "button" value = "Replace the word "reference"" onclick="function1();"> </body> </html>
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"replaceData()" is applied to
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+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Applied_To |<comment> TextNode | +----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
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"replaceData()" Syntax, Parameters and Note
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Note: Replaces string with a new string.
Syntax:
textNodeName.replaceData(param1, param2, param3) // IE only document.getElementById("commentID").replaceData(param1, param2, param3) document.all.rumentID.replaceData(param1, param2, param3) // IE only
Parameters:
param1 Required; the first character in the string to replace.
param2 Required; the number of characters to replace.
param3 Required; the replacement string.
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