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HTML DOM isDefaultNamespace() Method

Element Object

Example

Find out if the defined namespace is the default namespace:

var x = document.documentElement.isDefaultNamespace("http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml");
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Definition and Usage

The isDefaultNamespace() method returns true if the specified namespace is default, otherwise false.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the method.

Method
isDefaultNamespace() Yes 9.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

node.isDefaultNamespace(namespaceURI)

Parameter Values

Parameter Type Description
namespaceURI String Required. The URI of the namespace you want to check

Technical Details

Return Value: A Boolean, returns true if the namespace is default, otherwise false
DOM Version Core Level 3 Node Object

Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: node.namespaceURI Property


Element Object