This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The Text()
constructor returns a newly created Text
object with the optional DOMString
given in parameter as its textual content.
Syntax
text1 = new Text(); // Create an empty text node text2 = new Text("This is a text node");
Example
let text = new Text("Test");
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'Text()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Text() constructor | Chrome Full support 28 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox Full support 24 | IE No support No | Opera Full support 15 | Safari Full support 8 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support 28 | Firefox Android Full support 24 | Opera Android Full support 14 | Safari iOS Full support 8 | Samsung Internet Android Full support 2.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.