XML DOM getElementsByTagName()Methods
Document object
Definition and Usage
The getElementsByTagName() method returns a NodeList of all elements with the specified name.
Syntax
getElementsByTagName(name)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| name | String, specifies the tag name to search for. The value "*" matches all tags. |
Example
The following code snippet usesloadXMLDoc()put "books.xml"Load into xmlDoc, and display the value of the first <title> element:"
Example
xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");
x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("title")[0]
y=x.childNodes[0];
document.write(y.nodeValue);
Output:
Everyday Italian
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