DocumentType
The DocumentType
interface represents a Node
containing a doctype.
Instance properties
Inherits properties from its parent, Node
.
DocumentType.name
Read only-
The type of the document. It is always
"html"
for HTML documents, but will vary for XML documents. DocumentType.publicId
Read only-
A string with an identifier of the type of document. Always empty (
""
) for HTML, it will be, for example,"-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN"
for SVG documents. DocumentType.systemId
Read only-
A string containing the URL to the associated DTD. Always empty (
""
) for HTML, it will be, for example,"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
for SVG documents.
Instance methods
Inherits methods from its parent, Node
.
DocumentType.after()
-
Inserts a set of
Node
or string objects in the children list of the object's parent, just after this node. DocumentType.before()
-
Inserts a set of
Node
or string objects in the children list of the object's parent, just before this node. DocumentType.remove()
-
Removes this object from its parent children list.
DocumentType.replaceWith()
-
Replaces the document type with a set of given nodes.
Specifications
Specification |
---|
DOM Standard # interface-documenttype |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- The DOM interfaces index.
DOMImplementation.createDocumentType()
to create a newDocumentType
node.