elemental.xpath

Interface XMLSerializer

All Known Implementing Classes:

JsXMLSerializer

public interface XMLSerializer

XMLSerializer can be used to convert DOM subtree or DOM document into text. XMLSerializer is available to unprivileged scripts.

XMLSerializer is mainly useful for applications and extensions based on the Mozilla platform. While it is available for web pages, it's not part of any standard and level of support in other browsers unknown.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	serializeToString(Node node) Returns the serialized subtree of a string.

Method Detail

serializeToString

String serializeToString(Node node)

Returns the serialized subtree of a string.

serializeToStream

The subtree rooted by the specified element is serialized to a byte stream using the character set specified.

Example

var s = new XMLSerializer();
 var d = document;
 var str = s.serializeToString(d);
 alert(str);

var s = new XMLSerializer();
 var stream = {
   close : function()
   {
     alert("Stream closed");
   },
   flush : function()
   {
   },
   write : function(string, count)
   {
     alert("'" + string + "'\n bytes count: " + count + "");
   }
 };
 s.serializeToStream(document, stream, "UTF-8");