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The Document object

The document object is the root element in the node tree. All nodes in the node tree are childNodes of the document element. The document element is required in all XML documents. Listed below are the properties and methods made for the document object.

Document Properties

Name Description

documentElement Returns the root element of the document

doctype Returns the DTD or Schema for the document.

implementation Returns the implementation object for this particular document

Document Methods

Name Description

createAttribute(attributeName) Creates an attribute node with the specified attribute name

createCDATASection(text) Creates a CDATASection, containing the specified text

createComment(text) Creates a comment node, containing the specified text

createDocumentFragment() Creates an empty documentFragment object

createElement(tagName) Creates an element with the specified tagName

createEntityReference(referenceName) Creates an entityReference with the specified referenceName

createProcessingInstruction(target,text) Creates a processingInstruction node, containing the specified target and text

createTextNode(text) Creates a text node, containing the specified text

getElementsByTagName(tagName) Returns the specified node, and all its child nodes, as a