web api instance method

DocumentType: replaceWith() method

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

Syntax

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()`

let svgDt = 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(svgDt);

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.