How to create self enclosing element javascript XML DOM?

Question

I want to create element like,

<Object name="object name" value="object value" />

but every time i end up with

<Object name="object name" value="object value"></Object>

I am using this code piece

parser = new DOMParser();
xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(text, "text/xml");
newel = xmlDoc.createElement("Object");
x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("Page")[0];
x.appendChild(newel);

Any suggestions?

as per w3c standards it automatically close the element, not self closed. there's no way to do... — Bhojendra Rauniyar
– Bhojendra Rauniyar, Commented Jul 11, 2014 at 6:47
Ok thanks, is there any workaround for this? other than string manipulation? — Ruwanka De Silva
– Ruwanka De Silva, Commented Jul 11, 2014 at 7:05

Michael · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-14 23:45:58Z

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The two representations of an empty XML element are perfectly equivalent. In the DOM representation, you have an element of name "Object" that does not have any (non-attribute) children. If you parse the two XML strings, you will get exactly the same DOM.

The different textual representation depends on how you serialise your DOM tree into text.

answered Jul 14, 2014 at 23:45

Michael

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Ruwanka De Silva Over a year ago

how can I serialize DOM tree with one option? I am using var xmlString = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xmlDoc);

Michael Over a year ago

I fear there is no way to customise the XMLSerializer to render empty elements as self-closing elements. If you really need that, the easiest way is probably to use string manipulation.

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