expandEntityReferences

Summary

Flag to specify whether or not the children of entity reference nodes are visible.

Property of dom/NodeIterator dom/NodeIterator

Syntax

Note: This property is read-only.

var result = element.expandEntityReferences;

Return Value

Returns an object of type BooleanBoolean

The NodeIterator.expandEntityReferences read-only property returns a Boolean flag indicating whether or not the children of entity reference nodes are visible to the NodeIterator.

If this value is false, the children of entity reference nodes (as well as all of their descendants) are rejected. This takes precedence over the value of the NodeIterator.whatToShow method and the associated filter.

Examples

var nodeIterator = document.createNodeIterator(
    document.body,
    NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT,
    { acceptNode: function(node) { return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT; } },
    false
);
expand = nodeIterator.expandEntityReferences;

Notes

Remarks

Deprecated

This feature has been removed from the Web. Though some browsers may still support it, it is in the process of being dropped. Do not use it in old or new projects. Pages or Web apps using it may break at any time.

Syntax

Standards information

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification, Section 1.2

Related specifications

DOM: Living Standard

Attributions

Mozilla Developer Network : [NodeIterator.explandEntityReferences Article]
Microsoft Developer Network: [expandEntityReferences Property Article]