JavaScript and Ajax for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide, Seventh Edition

Adding Nodes

The easiest way to learn about nodes is to start off by simply appending an element node (one which will contain a text node) to the end of your document. Scripts 11.1 (the HTML) and 11.2 allow the user to enter some data and click a button, and voila! a new paragraph is added to your page (Figure 11.2).

Figure 11.2. To add a node, enter the text in the field (top), and then click the button. The text appears on the page (bottom).

To add nodes:

1.	var newText = document.createTextNode (inText); We start by creating a new text node (called newText) using the createTextNode() method, which will contain whatever text was found in ...