(no version information, might be only in CVS)
DOMCharacterData->substringData -- 
     Extracts a range of data from the node.
    
Description
string 
DOMCharacterData->substringData ( int offset, int count)
     Returns the specified substring. If the sum of offset 
     and count exceeds the length, then all 16-bit units 
      to the end of the data are returned.
    
     Throws DOMExcpetion if offset 
      is negative or greater than the number of 16-bit units in data, or if 
      count is negative.