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Creates a text string from the specified value.

Syntax

oTextNode = document.createTextNode( [sText])

Parameters

sText

Optional. A String that specifies the nodeValue property of the text node.

Return Value

Returns the created TextNode object.

Example

<SCRIPT>
function fnChangeNode(){
   var oTextNode = document.createTextNode("New Text");
   var oReplaceNode = oSpan.childNodes(0);
   oReplaceNode.replaceNode(oTextNode);
}
</SCRIPT>

<SPAN ID="oSpan" >
Original Text
</SPAN>

Standards Information

This method is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

document

See Also

createElement, About the W3C Document Object Model