CharacterData: replaceWith() method

The replaceWith() method of the CharacterData interface replaces this node in the children list of its parent with a set of Node objects or string.

Strings are inserted as Text nodes; the string is being passed as argument to the Text() constructor.

Syntax

replaceWith(...nodes)

Parameters

nodes Optional: A comma-separated list of Node objects or strings that will replace the current node.

Note: If no arguments are passed in, this method removes the node from the DOM tree.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

HierarchyRequestError DOMException: Thrown when the node cannot be inserted at the specified point in the hierarchy.

Examples

html

<p id="myText">Some text</p>

let text = document.getElementById("myText").firstChild;
let em = document.createElement("em");
em.textContent = "Italic text";

text.replaceWith(em); // Replace `Some text` by `Italic text`