HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Creating Nodes
• To create an element node, use the method
document.createElement(
text
);
where
text
is the name of the element.
• To create an attribute node, use the method
document.createAttribute(
text
);
where
text
is the name of the attribute.
• To create a text node, use the method
document.createTextNode(
text
);
where
text
is the text string of the text node.
• To create a comment node, use the method
document.createComment(
text
);
where
text
is the text of the comment.
• To copy a preexisting node, use the method
node
.cloneNode(
deep
)
where
node
is the preexisting node, and
deep
is a Boolean value indicating whether to
copy all descendants of the node (
true
) or only the node itself (
false
).
You'll use the
createElement()
method now to create an ordered list element, add-
ing the command to the makeTOC() function.
To create an ordered list element:
◗
1.
Return to the
toc.js
file in your text editor.
◗
2.
Within the makeTOC() function, add the following command as shown in Figure 14-11:
/* Create an ordered list element */
var TOCList = document.createElement(“ol”);
Figure
14-11
creating an element node
◗
3.
Save your changes to the file.
