Replace a node in JavaScript

Description

The following code shows how to replace a node.

Example


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<div id="div1">
<ul>
<li>List item 1</li>
<li>List item 2</li>
<li>List item 3</li>
</ul><!--  w  w  w . j  a  v  a 2  s  . c o m-->
</div>
<p id="p1">Hello <b>World!</b></p>


<script type="text/javascript">
var div = document.getElementById("div1");
var p = document.getElementById("p1");

var returnedNode = div.replaceChild(p, div.firstChild);
document.writeln(returnedNode);

</script>
</body>
</html>

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The code above generates the following result.

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