HTML DOM renameNode() Method

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# HTML DOM renameNode() Method

Document Object

## Example

Rename a P element:

var p=document.getElementsByTagName("P")[0];
document.renameNode(p,null,"h1");

## Definition and Usage

The renameNode() method renames nodes of type Element and Attr.

## Browser Support

The renameNode() method is not supported in any of the major browsers.

## Syntax

document.renameNode(node,namespaceURI,nodename)

## Parameters

Parameter | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
node | Node object | Required. The node object you want to rename
namespaceURI | String | Required, but can be set to null if you do not want to specify the namespace URI of the node
nodename | String | Required, the new nodename

## Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
Node object | The renamed node

## Technical Details

DOM Version | Core Level 3 Document Object

Document Object

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