DOMImplementation.createDocumentType()
The DOMImplementation.createDocumentType()
method returns a DocumentType
object which can either be used with DOMImplementation.createDocument
upon document creation or can be put into the document via methods like Node.insertBefore()
or Node.replaceChild()
.
Syntax
JavaScript
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doctype = document.implementation.createDocumentType(qualifiedNameStr, publicId, systemId)
Parameters
- qualifiedNameStr
- Is a
DOMString
containing the qualified name, likesvg:svg
.
- publicId
- Is a
DOMString
containing thePUBLIC
identifier.
- systemId
- Is a
DOMString
containing theSYSTEM
identifiers.
Example
JavaScript
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var dt = document.implementation.createDocumentType('svg:svg', '-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN', 'http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd'); var d = document.implementation.createDocument('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'svg:svg', dt); alert(d.doctype.publicId); // -//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'DOMImplementation.createDocumentType' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification The definition of 'DOMImplementation.createDocumentType' in that specification. |
Recommendation | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification The definition of 'DOMImplementation.createDocumentType' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) [1] | 9.0 | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.0) [1] | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
[1] Starting in Gecko 9.0, the ownerDocument
of doctype nodes (that is, nodes for which Node.nodeType
is Node.DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE
or 10) is no longer null. Instead, the ownerDocument
is the document on which document.implementation.createDocumentType()
was called.
See also
- The
DOMImplementation
interface it belongs to.
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/domimplementation/createdocumenttype