JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition

Name

XMLSerializer: serializes XML documents and nodes — Firefox 1.0, Safari 2.01, Opera 7.60: Object → XMLSerializer

Constructor

new XMLSerializer( )

Methods

serializeToString( )

This instance method performs the actual serialization.

Description

An XMLSerializer object enables you to convert or “serialize” an XML Document or Node object to a string of unparsed XML markup. To use an XMLSerializer, instantiate one with the no-argument constructor, and then call its serializeToString( ) method:

var text = (new XMLSerializer( )).serializeToString(element);

Internet Explorer does not support the XMLSerializer object. Instead, it makes XML text available through the xml property of the Node object.

See Also

DOMParser, Node; Chapter 21