In HTML document, the document.renameNode() method is used to rename the nodes. The nodes which are renamed must be of type Element and Attr.
Syntax:
document.renameNode(node, namespaceURI, nodename)
Parameters: The renameNode() pass node, namespaceURI and nodename as parameters.
- node: The parameter node represents the object user wants to rename.
- namespaceURI: The parameter namespaceURI denotes the namespace URI of the node.
- nodename: This parameter specifies the new nodename.
Return Value: This method returns the node object which represents the renamed node.
Example: The below program fetches the first paragraph of the given HTML script and replace its content with "GeeksForGeeks". It then renames the first paragraph to <h1>.
<html>
<body>
<p>hello</p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Rename</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
var p = document.getElementsByTagName("P")[0]
.innerHTML="GeeksForGeeks";
document.renameNode(p, null, "h1");
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output: Before Pressing the Button:
After Pressing the Button:
Supported Browser: The major browsers are not supported by DOM renameNode() Method.