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CharacterData: appendData() method

The appendData() method of the CharacterData interface adds the provided data to the end of the node's current data.

Syntax

js

appendData(data)

Parameters

data

The data to append to the current node.

Return value

None.

Example

html

<span>Result: </span>A text

js

const span = document.querySelector("span");
const textnode = span.nextSibling;

textnode.appendData(" - appended text.");

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# dom-characterdata-appenddata

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
appendData 1 12 1 6 ≤12.1 1 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CharacterData/appendData