Web/API/DOMImplementation/createDocument

The DOMImplementation.createDocument() method creates and returns an XMLDocument.

Syntax

var doc = document.implementation.createDocument(namespaceURI, qualifiedNameStr, documentType);

Parameters

namespaceURI

Is a DOMString containing the namespace URI of the document to be created, or null if the document doesn't belong to one.

qualifiedNameStr

Is a DOMString containing the qualified name, that is an optional prefix and colon plus the local root element name, of the document to be created.

documentType ' Optional

Is the DocumentType of the document to be created. It defaults to null.

Example

var doc = document.implementation.createDocument ('http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml', 'html', null);
var body = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml', 'body');
body.setAttribute('id', 'abc');
doc.documentElement.appendChild(body);
alert(doc.getElementById('abc')); // [object HTMLBodyElement]

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'DOMImplementation.createDocument' in that specification.	Living Standard	Modified the return type of createDocument() from Document to XMLDocument. The third argument of createDocument(), doctype, is now optional and default to null.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core SpecificationThe definition of 'DOMImplementation.createDocument' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core SpecificationThe definition of 'DOMImplementation.createDocument' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
createDocument	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

See also

• The DOMImplementation interface it belongs to.

DOMImplementation.createDocument() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.