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HTML DOM renameNode() Method

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In HTML document, the document.renameNode() method is used to rename the nodes. The nodes which are renamed must be of type Element and Attr. 

Syntax:

document.renameNode(node, namespaceURI, nodename)

Parameters: The renameNode() pass node, namespaceURI and nodename as parameters.

  • node: The parameter node represents the object user wants to rename.
  • namespaceURI: The parameter namespaceURI denotes the namespace URI of the node.
  • nodename: This parameter specifies the new nodename.

Return Value: This method returns the node object which represents the renamed node.

Example: The below program fetches the first paragraph of the given HTML script and replace its content with “GeeksForGeeks”. It then renames the first paragraph to <h1>. 

html




<html>
<body>
    <p>hello</p>
     
    <button onclick="myFunction()">Rename</button>
     
    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            var p = document.getElementsByTagName("P")[0]
                .innerHTML="GeeksForGeeks";
             
            document.renameNode(p, null, "h1");
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>                                 


Output: Before Pressing the Button:

  

After Pressing the Button:

  

Supported Browser: The major browsers are not supported by DOM renameNode() Method.


Last Updated : 06 Apr, 2023
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