Quick Reference
The document.importNode() method imports a node from another document, and with the second parameter set to true, will also import child nodes.
Note
A node can be an HTML element (div, span, p, h2, etc.), or it can be a text node (plain text, white space, a teb, a linebreak). Whereas, when referring just to an element, only the HTML elements are relevant.
<!-- html element to place output -->
<div id="my_output"></div>// variable for source frame
let my_frame = document.getElementById('my_frame');
// get H! from source
let my_import = my_frame.contentWindow.document.getElementsByTagName('h1')[0];
// import the node and its child nodes
let my_node = document.importNode(my_import, true);
// output to the HTML element
document.getElementById('my_output').innerHTML = my_node;Output
(will output the H1 from the source frame and place it in the current document)Syntax
document.importNode(node, deep)Parameters
| Parameter | Return Types |
|---|---|
| node | A node from another document (required) |
| deep | (required)
|
JavaScript Notes:
- When using JavaScript, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- JavaScript is a case-sensitive language; firstName is NOT the same as firstname
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
- JavaScript variables must begin with a letter, $, or _
- JavaScript variables are case sensitive (x is not the same as X)
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