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Name

Comment — an HTML or XML comment

Availability

DOM Level 1 Core

Inherits from/Overrides

Node → CharacterData → Comment

Description

A Comment node represents a comment in an HTML or XML document. The content of the comment (i.e., the text between ) is available through the data property inherited from the CharacterData interface or through the nodeValue property inherited from the Node interface. This content may be manipulated using the various methods inherited from CharacterData.

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