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January 16, 2001 The Document Fragment Node  Tips: January 2001
Yehuda Shiran, Ph.D.
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Netscape 6 supports the DOM's createDocumentFragment() method. This method creates a new node, like the createNode() method:
One way to distinguish between a fragment node and regular node is that it does not have a parent ( parentNode is null.) Examine its parent:Still, it belongs to the document. Examine its owner document: Finally, examine its name: In order to add the fragment node to the DOM tree, you must explicitly call one of the node insert methods— insertBefore, replaceChild, or appendChild. Learn more about the DOM in Columns 40, The DOM, Part I: Analysis, through Column 47, A DOM-Based Snakes Game, Part II.
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