JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition

Name

DOMParser: parses XML markup to create a Document — Firefox 1.0, Safari 2.01, Opera 7.60: Object → DOMParser

Constructor

new DOMParser( )

Methods

parseFromString( )

Parses XML markup and returns a Document.

Description

A DOMParser object parses XML text and returns an XML Document object. To use a DOMParser, instantiate one with the no-argument constructor and then call its parseFromString( ) method:

var doc = (new DOMParser( )).parseFromString(text);

Internet Explorer does not support the DOMParser object. Instead, it supports XML parsing with Document.loadXML( ). Note that the XMLHttpRequest object can also parse XML documents. See the responseXML property of XMLHttpRequest.

See Also

Document.loadXML( ), XMLHttpRequest; Chapter 21