Node.replaceChild(options)

Method Description	Replaces a specific child node with another child node in a list of child nodes. If the new child node to add already exists in the list of child nodes, the node is first removed.
Returns	xml.Node
Supported Script Types	Client and server scripts For more information, see SuiteScript 2.x Script Types.
Governance	None
Module	N/xml Module
Since	2015.2

Parameters

Note:

The options parameter is a JavaScript object.

Parameter	Type	Required / Optional	Description
options.newChild	xml.Node	required	New child node to add.
options.oldChild	xml.Node	required	Child node to replaced with the new node.

Errors

Error Code	Message	Thrown If
SSS_XML_DOM_EXCEPTION	NOT_FOUND_ERR: An attempt is made to reference a node in a context where it does not exist.	Child node cannot be found.
SSS_XML_DOM_EXCEPTION	HIERARCHY_REQUEST_ERR: An attempt was made to insert a node where it is not permitted.	Child node cannot be replaced.

Syntax

Important:

The following code sample shows the syntax for this member. It is not a functional example. For a complete script example, see N/xml Module Script Samples.

          //Add additional code 
...
var replacednode = parentNode.replaceChild({
    newChild : elem[2],
    oldChild : elem[1]
});
...
//Add additional code 

        

Related Topics

• xml.Node
• N/xml Module
• SuiteScript 2.x Modules
• SuiteScript 2.x

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