Re: Changing nodeName/tagName

Joris Huizer wrote:
> Chris Rule wrote:
>   
>> Is it possible to change one nodeName to another with the DOM ?
>> e.g. Changing an <input type='text'> to a <textarea>.
>
> You have to add a new element (a textarea) and insert it ? before ? the 
> input element; then you can remove the input element, effectively 
> replacing it
>
>   
Or you could just create a textarea element and then use the 
replaceChild method:
inputNode.parentNode.replaceChild(createdTextarea, inputNode);


Peter




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