JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

25.68. Document.createProcessingInstruction( ): create a ProcessingInstruction node

DOM Level 1 Core:

25.68.1. Synopsis

ProcessingInstruction createProcessingInstruction(String target, String data) throws DOMException;

25.68.1.1. Arguments

target

The target of the processing instruction.

data

The content text of the processing instruction.

25.68.1.2. Returns

A newly created ProcessingInstruction node.

25.68.1.3. Throws

This method may throw a DOMException with one of the following code values in the following circumstances:

INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR

The specified target contains an illegal character.

NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR

This is an HTML document and does not support processing instructions.