newObj = textObj.splitText(offset);

where:

• offset is a long integer value indicating the number of characters to leave in the first text node.

Let's create a text node at the document level. We put the following line in the header of this tip:

txtObj = document.createTextNode("Doc JavaScript BiWeekly Columns");

and then let's split the text node into two text nodes, leaving 15 characters in the first text node. Click this button to get it done in Netscape 6 and Internet Explorer 5.5 (the first text node is Doc JavaScript, while the second text node is BiWeekly Columns):

<FORM>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Split a Text Node" onClick="javascript:handleClick()">
</FORM>

Here is how we define the function handleClick():

function handleClick() {
  newNode = txtObj.splitText(15);
  alert(newNode.data);
}

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