cloneNode Method (A, ABBR, ACRONYM, ...)

cloneNode Method

Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy.

Syntax

oClone = object.cloneNode( [bCloneChildren])

Parameters

bCloneChildren Optional. Boolean that specifies one of the following values.
false Default. Cloned objects do not include childNodes.
true Cloned objects include childNodes.

Return Value

Returns a reference to the newly created node.

Remarks

The cloneNode method copies an object, attributes, and, if specified, the childNodes.
A collection is returned when you refer to the ID of a cloned element.
The cloneNode method does not work on an IFRAME directly. You must call the cloneNode method through the all collection. The following example demonstrates how to call cloneNode on an IFRAME.
<HTML>
<SCRIPT>
function fnBegin(){
    var fr = document.all.oFrame.cloneNode();
    alert(document.body.innerHTML);
}    
</SCRIPT>
<BODY >
    <IFRAME id="oFrame" src="about:blank" 
        style="border:1px solid black; position:absolute; top:20px; left:30px;
            width:350px; height:300px;"></IFRAME>
</BODY>    
</HTML>
In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, this method applies to the attribute object.

Example

<SCRIPT>
function fnClone(){
   /* the 'true' possible value specifies to clone
      the childNodes as well.
   */
   var oCloneNode = oList.cloneNode(true);
   /* When the cloned node is added,
   'oList' becomes a collection.
   */
   document.body.insertBefore(oCloneNode);
}
</SCRIPT>

<UL ID="oList">
<LI>List node 1
<LI>List node 2
<LI>List node 3
<LI>List node 4
</UL>

<INPUT type="button" value="Clone List" >

Standards Information

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

Applies To

A, ABBR, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, attribute, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BGSOUND, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LINK, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, nextID, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TITLE, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP