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DocumentType: replaceWith() method

The DocumentType.replaceWith() method replaces the document type with a set of given nodes.

Syntax

js

replaceWith(node1)
replaceWith(node1, node2)
replaceWith(node1, node2, /* …, */ nodeN)

Parameters

node1, …, nodeN

A set of nodes to replace the DocumentType with.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

HierarchyRequestError DOMException

Thrown when the node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.

Examples

Using replaceWith()

js

let svg_dt = document.implementation.createDocumentType(
  "svg:svg",
  "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN",
  "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd",
);

document.doctype.replaceWith(svg_dt);

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# ref-for-dom-childnode-replacewith①

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
replaceWith 54 17 49 No 39 10 54 54 49 41 10 6.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DocumentType/replaceWith