JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition

Name

CharacterData.insertData( ) — insert a string into a Text or Comment node

DOM Level 1 Core

void insertData(unsigned long offset,
                String arg) 
    throws DOMException;

offset: The character position within the Text or Comment node at which the string is to be inserted.
arg: The string to insert.

This method may throw a DOMException with one of the following code values in the following circumstances:

INDEX_SIZE_ERR: offset is negative or greater than the length of the Text or Comment node.
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: The node is read-only and may not be modified.

This method inserts the specified string arg into the text of a Text or Comment node at the specified position offset.

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