HTML DOM renameNode() Method
In HTML document, the document.renameNode() method is used to rename the nodes. The nodes which are renamed must be of type Element and Attr.
Syntax:
document.renameNode(node, namespaceURI, nodename)
Parameters: The renameNode() pass node, namespaceURI and nodename as parameters.
- node: The parameter node represents the object user wants to rename.
- namespaceURI: The parameter namespaceURI denotes the namespace URI of the node.
- nodename: This parameter specifies the new nodename.
Return Value: This method returns the node object which represents the renamed node.
Example: The below program fetches the first paragraph of the given HTML script and replace its content with “w3wiki”. It then renames the first paragraph to <h1>.
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< html > < body > < p >hello</ p > < button onclick="myFunction()">Rename</ button > < script > function myFunction() { var p = document.getElementsByTagName("P")[0] .innerHTML="w3wiki"; document.renameNode(p, null, "h1"); } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output: Before Pressing the Button:
After Pressing the Button:
Supported Browser: The major browsers are not supported by DOM renameNode() Method.