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DOMImplementation: createDocument() method

The DOMImplementation.createDocument() method creates and returns an XMLDocument.

Syntax

js

createDocument(namespaceURI, qualifiedNameStr)
createDocument(namespaceURI, qualifiedNameStr, documentType)

Parameters

namespaceURI

A string containing the namespace URI of the document to be created, or null if the document doesn't belong to one.

qualifiedNameStr

A string containing the qualified name, that is an optional prefix and colon plus the local root element name, of the document to be created.

documentType Optional

Is the DocumentType of the document to be created. It defaults to null.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js

const doc = document.implementation.createDocument(
  "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml",
  "html",
  null,
);
const body = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml", "body");
body.setAttribute("id", "abc");
doc.documentElement.appendChild(body);
alert(doc.getElementById("abc")); // [object HTMLBodyElement]

Specifications

Specification
DOM Standard
# ref-for-dom-domimplementation-createdocument②

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
createDocument 1 12 1 9 ≤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/DOMImplementation/createDocument