DocumentType

The DocumentType interface represents a Node containing a doctype.

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, Node.

• name Read only
  • : The type of the document. It is always "html" for HTML documents, but will vary for XML documents.
• publicId Read only
  • : A string with an identifier of the type of document. Empty if the doctype given specifies no public ID.
• systemId Read only
  • : A string containing the URL to the associated DTD. Empty if the doctype given specifies no system ID.

Instance methods

Inherits methods from its parent, Node.

• after()
  • : Inserts a set of Node objects or strings in the children list of the object’s parent, just after this node.
• before()
  • : Inserts a set of Node objects or strings in the children list of the object’s parent, just before this node.
• remove()
  • : Removes this object from its parent children list.
• replaceWith()
  • : Replaces the document type with a set of given nodes.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• The DOM interfaces index.
• createDocumentType() to create a new DocumentType node.