The DOMImplementation.createDocument() method creates and returns an XMLDocument.
DOMImplementation: createDocument() method
Syntax
js
createDocument(namespaceURI, qualifiedNameStr)
createDocument(namespaceURI, qualifiedNameStr, documentType)
Parameters
-
namespaceURI -
A string containing the namespace URI of the document to be created, or
nullif the document doesn't belong to one. -
qualifiedNameStr -
A string containing the qualified name, that is an optional prefix and colon plus the local root element name, of the document to be created.
documentTypeOptional-
Is the
DocumentTypeof the document to be created. It defaults tonull.
Return value
None (undefined).
Examples
js
const doc = document.implementation.createDocument(
"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml",
"html",
null,
);
const body = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml", "body");
body.setAttribute("id", "abc");
doc.documentElement.appendChild(body);
alert(doc.getElementById("abc")); // [object HTMLBodyElement]
Specifications
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 | |
createDocument |
1 | 12 | 1 | 9 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
See also
- The
DOMImplementationinterface it belongs to.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DOMImplementation/createDocument