getNodeValue (DOMNode - JavaScript)

Gets the value of a node.

Defined in

DOMNode

Syntax

getNodeValue() : string

Return value Description
string The value of the node or null.

Usage

Nodes of the following types have values. Nodes of other types return null.
Class Node value
DOMAttr Value of attribute
DOMCDATASection Content of CDATA section
DOMComment Content of comment
DOMProcessingInstruction Data content of instruction
DOMText Content of text

Examples

This button uses a recursive function to get all the nodes of a DOM. The script displays the name and if applicable the value of each node using indentation to indicate the level.
// display newline, tabs, node
function displaynode(node, nt) {
	requestScope.y = requestScope.y + nt + node.getNodeName();
	if(node.getNodeValue() != null)
		requestScope.y = requestScope.y + " = " + node.getNodeValue();
}

// recursive function that gets the next node
function getnext(node, nodep, nt) {
	this.node = node; // node to be displayed
	this.nodep = nodep; // node from previous iteration
	this.nt = nt; // newline and tabs
	// get first child and push down
	// or if no child get next sibling
	if(this.node != null) {
		displaynode(this.node, this.nt);
		if(this.node.getFirstChild() != null) {
			getnext(this.node.getFirstChild(), this.node, this.nt + "\t");
		} else {
			getnext(this.node.getNextSibling(), this.node, this.nt);
		}
	 // or pop up one then get next sibling
	} else {
		if(this.nodep.getParentNode() != null) {
			getnext(this.nodep.getParentNode().getNextSibling(),
			this.nodep.getParentNode(),
			this.nt.left(this.nt.length-1));
		}
	}
}

// main
if (requestScope.n != null
&& requestScope.n < database.getDocumentCount()
&& requestScope.n >= 0) {
	var dc = database.getAllDocuments();
	var doc = dc.getDocumentArray()[requestScope.n];
	// get root
	var dom = doc.getDOM();
	requestScope.y = dom.getNodeName();
	// get first node below root and start recursive function
	var node = dom.getFirstChild();
	var nt = "\n";
	getnext(node, node, nt);
	
} else {
	requestScope.y = "Error: invalid index";
}
If the input XML to the DOM is as follows:
<schema0>
  <book1>
    <element0>foo</element0>
    <element1>bar</element1>
  </book1>
  <book2>
    <element0>foo</element0>
    <element1>bar</element1>
  </book2>
</schema0>
The display appears as follows:
#document
schema0
	book1
		element0
			#text = foo
		element1
			#text = bar
	book2
		element0
			#text = foo
		element1
			#text = bar