Node.normalize()
The normalize()
method of the Node
interface puts the specified node
and all of its sub-tree into a normalized form.
In a normalized sub-tree, no text nodes in the sub-tree are empty and there are no adjacent text nodes.
Syntax
normalize();
Parameters
None.
Return value
None.
Example
<output id="result"></output>
let wrapper = document.createElement("div");
wrapper.appendChild( document.createTextNode("Part 1 ") );
wrapper.appendChild( document.createTextNode("Part 2 ") );
let node = wrapper.firstChild;
let result = "Before normalization:<br/>";
while (node) {
result += " " + node.nodeName + ": " + node.nodeValue + "<br/>";
node = node.nextSibling;
}
wrapper.normalize();
node = wrapper.firstChild;
result += "<br/><br/>After normalization:<br/>";
while (node) {
result += " " + node.nodeName + ": " + node.nodeValue + "<br/>";
node = node.nextSibling;
}
const output = document.getElementById("result");
output.innerHTML = result;
Specifications
Specification |
---|
DOM Standard # ref-for-dom-node-normalize① |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
Text.splitText()
, its opposite.