XMLDocument

The XMLDocument interface represents an XML document. It inherits from the generic Document and does not add any specific methods or properties to it: nevertheless, several algorithms behave differently with the two types of documents.

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Property

Also inherits properties from: Document

XMLDocument.async: Used with XMLDocument.load() to indicate an asynchronous request.

Methods

Also inherits methods from: Document

XMLDocument.load(): Loads an XML document.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOM The definition of 'XMLDocument' in that specification.	Living Standard	No changes.
DOM4 The definition of 'XMLDocument' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`XMLDocument`	Chrome Full support 34 Full support 34 No support 1 — 34 Notes Notes Implemented as an alias for `Document`.	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support 1	IE No support No	Opera Full support 21 Full support 21 No support ? — 21 Notes Notes Implemented as an alias for `Document`.	Safari Full support 10 Full support 10 No support 3 — 10 Notes Notes Implemented as an alias for `Document`.	WebView Android Full support 37 Full support 37 No support 1 — 37 Notes Notes Implemented as an alias for `Document`.	Chrome Android Full support 34 Full support 34 No support 18 — 34 Notes Notes Implemented as an alias for `Document`.	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 21 Full support 21 No support ? — 21 Notes Notes Implemented as an alias for `Document`.	Safari iOS Full support 10 Full support 10 No support 1 — 10 Notes Notes Implemented as an alias for `Document`.	Samsung Internet Android Full support 2.0 Full support 2.0 No support 1.0 — 2.0 Notes Notes Implemented as an alias for `Document`.
`async` DeprecatedNon-standard	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 1 — 68 Notes No support 1 — 68 Notes Notes See bug 1328138 for removal.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support 4 — 68 Notes No support 4 — 68 Notes Notes See bug 1328138 for removal.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
`load` DeprecatedNon-standard	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support 3 — 68 Notes No support 3 — 68 Notes Notes See bug 332175 for removal. No support 1 — 3 Notes Notes Before version 3, Firefox supported cross-origin loads, even in cases where this would violate CORS.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support 4 — 68 Notes No support 4 — 68 Notes Notes See bug 332175 for removal.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.: Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.: Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.

Property

Methods

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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See also

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