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# XML DOM deleteData() Method
* * CDATA Object](#)
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## Definition and Usage
The deleteData() method deletes data from a CDATA node.
## Syntax
CDATANode.deleteData(start,length)
| Parameter | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
| start | Required. Specifies where to start deleting data. The start value starts at 0. |
| length | Required. Specifies how many characters to delete. |
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## Example
The following code snippet uses [loadXMLDoc()](#) to load "[books_cdata.xml](#)" into xmlDoc, and deletes some characters (the "" tag) from the text node of the first element:
## Example
xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books_cdata.xml");
x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("html").childNodes;
x.deleteData(0,3);
document.write(x.data);
Output:
Stunning!
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* * CDATA Object](#)