The DocumentType.replaceWith() method replaces the document type with a set of given nodes.
DocumentType: replaceWith() method
Syntax
js
replaceWith(node1)
replaceWith(node1, node2)
replaceWith(node1, node2, /* …, */ nodeN)
Parameters
node1, …,nodeN-
A set of nodes to replace the
DocumentTypewith.
Return value
None (undefined).
Exceptions
HierarchyRequestErrorDOMException-
Thrown when the node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.
Examples
Using replaceWith()
js
let svg_dt = document.implementation.createDocumentType(
"svg:svg",
"-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN",
"http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd",
);
document.doctype.replaceWith(svg_dt);
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-childnode-replacewith① |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
replaceWith |
54 | 17 | 49 | No | 39 | 10 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 41 | 10 | 6.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DocumentType/replaceWith