XML in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

Name

normalize

Synopsis

Traverses the subtree of the current Element, combining adjacent Text nodes into a single node.

Tip

This method was moved to the Node interface as part of the DOM Level 2 specification. It is still accessible from the Element interface, as it inherits from the Node interface.

Java binding

public void normalize( );

Java example

// Merge all adjacent text nodes below this element
elem.normalize( );