The XMLDocument interface represents an XML document. It inherits from the generic Document
and does not add any specific methods or properties to it: nevertheless, several algorithms behave differently with the two types of documents.
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Property
Also inherits properties from: Document
XMLDocument.async
' '- Used with
XMLDocument.load()
to indicate an asynchronous request.
Methods
Also inherits methods from: Document
XMLDocument.load()
' '- Loads an XML document.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
DOMThe definition of 'XMLDocument' in that specification. | Living Standard | No changes. |
DOM4The definition of 'XMLDocument' in that specification. | Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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XMLDocument
|
Chrome Full support 34 Full support 34 No support 1 — 34 Notes' Implemented as an alias for |
Edge
Full support ≤18 |
Firefox
Full support 1 |
IE
No support No |
Opera Full support 21 Full support 21 No support ? — 21 Notes' Implemented as an alias for |
Safari Full support 10 Full support 10 No support 3 — 10 Notes' Implemented as an alias for |
WebView Android Full support 37 Full support 37 No support 1 — 37 Notes' Implemented as an alias for |
Chrome Android Full support 34 Full support 34 No support 18 — 34 Notes' Implemented as an alias for |
Firefox Android
Full support 4 |
Opera Android Full support 21 Full support 21 No support ? — 21 Notes' Implemented as an alias for |
Safari iOS Full support 10 Full support 10 No support 1 — 10 Notes' Implemented as an alias for |
Samsung Internet Android Full support 2.0 Full support 2.0 No support 1.0 — 2.0 Notes' Implemented as an alias for |
Chrome
No support No |
Edge
No support No |
Firefox No support 1 — 68 No support 1 — 68 Notes' See bug 1328138 for removal. |
IE
No support No |
Opera
No support No |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android
No support No |
Firefox Android No support 4 — 68 No support 4 — 68 Notes' See bug 1328138 for removal. |
Opera Android
No support No |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No | |
Chrome
No support No |
Edge
No support No |
Firefox No support 3 — 68 No support 3 — 68 Notes' See bug 332175 for removal. No support 1 — 3 Notes' Before version 3, Firefox supported cross-origin loads, even in cases where this would violate CORS. |
IE
No support No |
Opera
No support No |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android
No support No |
Firefox Android No support 4 — 68 No support 4 — 68 Notes' See bug 332175 for removal. |
Opera Android
No support No |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.'
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.'
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- See implementation notes.'
- See implementation notes.
See also
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