HTML is made up of elements of DOM ( Document Object Model ) and not by lines. It is represented by a tree node, where a node can be selected and modified via script (eg JavaScript). Each node has a hierarchical position within the tree. What you need to do is know what position of the element you want to manipulate.
For example, if there are several <p>
(paragraph) elements in the HTML, each has an index in the tree (it also has a parent element , can have sibling and even child elements ).
All elements of the page have a grandfather and a parent: <html>
and <body>
,
respectively.
If the element you want to modify has a id
, it is much easier to select it because a id
is unique on the page and you can go straight to it without worrying with his position on the tree.
The example below shows the replacement of a <p>
paragraph with a <a>
link:
function funcao(){
// apagar e substituir o primeiro parágrafo <p>
// por um link <a>
var el = document.querySelectorAll("p")[0]; // seleciono o primeiro <p>
var a = document.createElement("a"); // crio o elemento <a>
var t = document.createTextNode("Novo link"); // crio o texto do <a>
a.appendChild(t) // adiciono o texto no <a>
a.setAttribute("href","pagina.html"); // adiciono href no <a>
el.parentNode.insertBefore(a, el.nextSibling); // insiro o novo elemento <a> após o <p>
el.outerHTML = ''; // apago o <p>
}
<h2>Lorem Ipsum</h2>
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed laoreet odio at interdum euismod. Praesent suscipit tortor ex, vel vestibulum eros rhoncus eu. Phasellus efficitur dui ut tincidunt eleifend.</p>
<p>Nullam finibus facilisis risus, nec vehicula tortor efficitur a. Suspendisse at nibh elementum elit volutpat fermentum vel a eros. Vestibulum at condimentum nisi.</p>
<input type="button" onclick="funcao()" value="Clique aqui para substituir">