The DOMImplementation.createDocumentType() method returns a DocumentType object which can either be used with DOMImplementation.createDocument upon document creation or can be put into the document via methods like Node.insertBefore() or Node.replaceChild().
DOMImplementation.createDocumentType()
Syntax
createDocumentType(qualifiedNameStr, publicId, systemId)
Parameters
-
qualifiedNameStr -
Is a string containing the qualified name, like
svg:svg. -
publicId -
Is a string containing the
PUBLICidentifier. -
systemId -
Is a string containing the
SYSTEMidentifiers.
Examples
var dt = document.implementation.createDocumentType('svg:svg', '-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN', 'http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd'); var d = document.implementation.createDocument('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'svg:svg', dt); alert(d.doctype.publicId); // -//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN
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 | |
createDocumentType |
1
|
12
|
1
|
9
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1
|
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/createDocumentType
