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Defines XML data content in a HTML page.

The xml element allows authors to insert XML content directly into the document.

Syntax:

Methods that return the object:

•	document.createElement ("xml")

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HTML page for this element: xml

Possible members:

Properties

Methods

Events

Style properties

attributes

Represents a collection of attribute nodes that belong to an element.

behaviorUrns

Represents a collection of the Uniform Resource Names for all behaviors attached to an element.

canHaveChildren

Retrieves a Boolean value that indicates whether the element can contain child elements.

canHaveHTML

Retrieves a Boolean value that indicates whether the element can contain HTML formatted text.

childNodes

Represents a collection of all nodes that are direct descendants of an element.

currentStyle

Represents the computed style settings for an element.

firstChild

Returns a reference to the first child of the current element.

Sets or retrieves a unique identifier for the object.

innerHTML

Sets or retrieves the inner HTML content (the source code between the opening and closing tags) of an element.

isContentEditable

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the contents of the object are editable by the user.

isDisabled

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the object is disabled.

isMultiLine

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the contents of an element can be multiline or not.

isTextEdit

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the createTextRange method can be used for the element.

language

Sets or retrieves the scripting language for the current element. Use it only for the script element.

lastChild

Returns a reference to the last child of the current element.

localName

9

Returns the local part of the qualified name of the current node.

namespaceURI

9

Sets or returns the namespace URI of the current node.

nextElementSibling

9

Returns a reference to the next child element of the current element's parent.

nextSibling

Returns a reference to the next child of the current element's parent.

nodeName

Returns the name of the current node.

nodeType

Returns an integer that indicates the type of the node.

nodeValue

Sets or returns the value of the current node.

outerHTML

Sets or retrieves the outer HTML content (the source code including the opening and closing tags) of an element.

outerText

Sets or returns the text content of an element including the text content of its descendants.

ownerDocument

Returns the document object that contains the current node.

parentElement

Returns the parent element of the object in the DOM hierarchy.

parentNode

Returns the parent element of the current node in the DOM hierarchy.

parentTextEdit

Returns the closest ancestor element of the current element in the DOM hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange object.

previousElementSibling

9

Returns a reference to the previous child element of the current element's parent.

previousSibling

Returns a reference to the previous node of the current element's parent.

readyState

Returns a string value that represents the state of the object.

recordset

Sets or retrieves a reference to the default record set in a data source.

runtimeStyle

Represents the overridden style settings for an element.

scopeName

Retrieves the local name of the namespace declared for the current element.

sourceIndex

Returns the position of the current object in the all collection of the document.

src

Sets or retrieves the location of an associated file for an object.

style

Represents the inline style settings for an element or a CSS rule.

tagName

Returns the tag name of the current element.

tagUrn

Sets or retrieves the Uniform Resource Name (URN) of the namespace declared for the current element.

uniqueID

Returns the unique identifier generated by the browser for the object.

XMLDocument


9

Returns a reference to the XMLDocument object that represents the contents of an xml element.

addBehavior

Attaches the specified behavior to the current element.

addEventListener

9

Registers an event handler function (event listener) for the specified event on the current object.

appendChild

Inserts an element after the last child of the current element.

applyElement

Inserts the specified element as a child or parent of the current element.

attachEvent

Registers an event handler function (event listener) for the specified event on the current object.

clearAttributes

Clears all attributes from the current element, except the id, name, style, value and event attributes.

cloneNode

Returns an exact copy of the current node.

compareDocumentPosition

9

Compares the placement of the specified node with the current node in the DOM hierarchy.

contains

Returns whether the specified element is a descendant of the current element.

detachEvent

Removes the specified event handler from the current element that was registered earlier with the attachEvent method.

dispatchEvent

9

Dispatches the specified event to the current element.

fireEvent

Initializes an event object and dispatches it to the current element.

getAdjacentText

Returns the contents of the TextNode located at the specified position relative to the current element.

getAttribute

Returns the value of the attribute with the specified name from the current element.

getAttributeNode

Returns the attribute node with the specified name from the current element.

getAttributeNodeNS

9

Returns the attribute node with the specified namespace and name from the current element.

getAttributeNS

9

Returns the value of the attribute with the specified namespace and name from the current element.

getElementsByClassName

9

Returns a NodeList collection that contains all descendant elements of the current element with the specified class name.

getElementsByTagName

Returns a NodeList collection that contains all descendant elements of the current element with the specified tag name.

getExpression


9

Returns the dynamic expression for the specified DHTML property on the current element.

hasAttribute

8

Returns whether the current element has an attribute with the specified name or not.

hasAttributeNS

9

Returns whether the current element has an attribute with the specified namespace and name or not.

hasAttributes

8

Returns whether the current element has any attributes specified or not.

hasChildNodes

Returns whether the current node has any child nodes or not.

insertAdjacentElement

Inserts an element at the specified position relative to the current element.

insertAdjacentHTML

Inserts a HTML formatted text at the specified position relative to the current element.

insertAdjacentText

Creates a new TextNode from the specified text and inserts it at the specified position relative to the current element.

insertBefore

Inserts an element before the specified child of the current element.

isDefaultNamespace

9

Returns whether the specified namespace URI is the default namespace in the scope of the current node.

isEqualNode

9

Returns whether the current node is equal to the specified one.

isSameNode

9

Returns whether the current node is the same node as the specified one.

isSupported

9

Returns whether the specified DOM module and version is supported by the current node.

mergeAttributes

Copies all attributes and its values from the specified element to the current element.

namedRecordset

Returns a recordset object that represents the records of the specified data member from a data source object.

normalize

Puts the subtree that belongs to the current node into a 'normalized' form.

releaseCapture

Releases the mouse capture from the browser window that was previously set by the setCapture method and restores the normal event processing.

removeAttribute

Removes the attribute with the specified name from the current element.

removeAttributeNode

Removes the specified attribute node from the current element.

removeAttributeNS

9

Removes the attribute with the specified namespace and name from the current element.

removeBehavior

Removes the specified behavior from the current element.

removeChild

Removes the specified child node from the current element.

removeEventListener

9

Removes the specified event handler from the current element that was registered earlier with the addEventListener method.

removeExpression


9

Removes the dynamic expression from the specified DHTML property on the current element.

removeNode

Removes the current element with or without its children from the document tree.

replaceChild

Replaces the specified child element of the current element with a new element.

replaceNode

Replaces the current element with the specified element.

setAttribute

Adds an attribute with the specified name and value to the current element.

setAttributeNode

Adds the specified attribute node to the current element.

setAttributeNodeNS

9

Adds the specified attribute node to the current element.

setAttributeNS

9

Adds an attribute with the specified namespace, name and value to the current element.

setCapture

Sets the current object to capture mouse events that occur within the entire browser window.

setExpression


9

Sets a dynamic expression for the specified DHTML property on the current element.

swapNode

Interchanges the positions of the current element and the specified element in the document hierarchy.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the xml element:

<xml>
  <fruits>
     <apple>$5</apple>
     <pear>$10.50</pear>
     <peach>$23.30</peach>
  </fruits>
</xml>

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Example HTML code 2:

This example shows how to use the xml element to create a dynamic table in Internet Explorer:

<head>
    <xml id="movies">
        <?xml version="1.0"?>
        <movies>
            <movie>
                <name>Clark Kent</name>
                <jobtitle>Superman</jobtitle>
                <born>1966</born>
            </movie>
            <movie>
                <name>Lois Lane</name>
                <jobtitle>Reporter</jobtitle>
                <born>1964</born>
            </movie>
            <movie>
                <name>Fred Flintstone</name>
                <jobtitle>Caveman</jobtitle>
                <born>1970</born>
            </movie>
            <movie>
                <name>Barney Rubble</name>
                <jobtitle>Caveman</jobtitle>
                <born>1972</born>
            </movie>
        </movies>
    </xml>
</head>
<body>
    <table width="100%" cellpadding="0px" cellspacing="2px" border="1px" datasrc="#movies" datapagesize="1" id="myTable">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th>Name</th>
                <th>Jobtitle</th>
                <th>Born</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <td><span datafld="name"></span></td>
                <td><span datafld="jobtitle"></span></td>
                <td><span datafld="born"></span></td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>

    <input type="button" onclick="myTable.firstPage ()" value="|< First " />
    <input type="button" onclick="myTable.previousPage ()" value="< Previous " />
    <input type="button" onclick="myTable.nextPage ()" value=" Next >" />
    <input type="button" onclick="myTable.lastPage ()" value=" Last >|" />
</body>

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