createComment() creates a new comment node, and returns it.
Document.createComment()
Syntax
createComment(data)
Parameters
- data
-
A string containing the data to be added to the Comment.
Examples
var docu = new DOMParser().parseFromString('<xml></xml>', 'application/xml'); var comment = docu.createComment('This is a not-so-secret comment in your document'); docu.getElementsByTagName('xml')[0].appendChild(comment); alert(new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(docu)); // Displays: <xml><!--This is a not-so-secret comment in your document--></xml>
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-document-createcomment① |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
createComment |
1
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12
|
1
|
6
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
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≤12.1
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1
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1.0
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/createComment
