JavaScript document.createElementNS() Method

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JavaScript document.createElementNS() Method

The document.createElementNS() method creates an element with the specified namespace URI and qualified name.

Tips: To create an element without specifying a namespace URI, use the createElement() method.

Note: The XML file used in this example is student.xml.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <p id="point"></p> <script> var x = document.getElementById("point"); var y, z, i, elem, text, xmlDoc, txt; var txt = ""; var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhttp.onreadystatechange = function(){ if(this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200){ xmlDoc = xhttp.responseXML; y = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("name"); for(i = 0; i < y.length; i++) { elem = xmlDoc.createElementNS("anyString", "age"); text = xmlDoc.createTextNode("18"); elem.appendChild(text); y[i].appendChild(elem); } z = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagNameNS("anyString","age"); for(i = 0; i < y.length; i++){ txt += "Name: " +y[i].childNodes[0].nodeValue ; txt += " Age: " +z[i].childNodes[0].nodeValue ; txt += " NS: " + z[i].namespaceURI +"<br>"; } x.innerHTML = txt; } }; xhttp.open("GET", "/student.xml", true); xhttp.send(); </script> </body> </html>

Syntax

document.createElementNS(namespaceURI, name)

Parameter Values

ValueTypeExplanation
namespaceURIRequiredA string that specifies the namespace URI to associate with the element.
nameRequiredA string that specifies the type of element to be created.

Return Values

ValueExplanation
ObjectReturns the new element.

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