Web/API/Node/nodeValue

The nodeValue property of the Node interface returns or sets the value of the current node.

Syntax

str = node.nodeValue;
node.nodeValue = str;

Value

str is a string containing the value of the current node, if any. For the document itself, nodeValue returns null. For text, comment, and CDATA nodes, nodeValue returns the content of the node. For attribute nodes, the value of the attribute is returned.

The following table shows the return values for different elements:

Node

Value of nodeValue

CDATASection

Content of the CDATA section

Comment

Content of the comment

Document

null

DocumentFragment

null

DocumentType

null

Element

null

NamedNodeMap

null

EntityReference

null

Notation

null

ProcessingInstruction

Entire content excluding the target

Text

Content of the text node

When nodeValue is defined to be null, setting it has no effect.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'Node: nodeValue' in that specification.	Living Standard

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
nodeValue	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	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

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

Node.nodeValue by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.