How to get only root node of the xml in javascript

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Hi All,

I have one xml like

XML

<ROOT><EMPLOYEE NAME='SUMAN' PHONE='999XXXXXXXX'></EMPLOYEE></ROOT>

I want to get only

XML

<root></root>

from the above XML using javascript.

Please can anyone tell me how can i get the same in javascript.

Thanks and Regards
Suman Zalodiya

Posted 2-Jul-13 4:27am

Suman Zalodiya

Updated 2-Jul-13 4:28am

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Prasad Khandekar 2-Jul-13 10:30am

What all things have you tried so far?

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George L. Jackson · Answer 1 · 2013-07-02T04:40:00

Solution 1

The "documentElement" property points to the root element. Are you trying to make an empty copy of the document element? If so, use "cloneNode(false)":

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new_node = xmlDoc.documentElement.cloneNode(false);

Posted 2-Jul-13 4:40am

George L. Jackson

Updated 2-Jul-13 4:55am

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