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Property or method
nodeType •
parentNode •
childNodes •
previousSibling •
nextSibling •
tagName •
attrName
innerHTML
outerHTML
getAttribute(attrName)
getTranslatedAttribute(attrName)
setAttribute(attrName, attrValue)
removeAttribute(attrName)
getElementsByTagName(tagName)
Return value
Node.ELEMENT_NODE
The parent tag. If this is the
HTML
A NodeList that contains all the immediate children of the tag.
The sibling node immediately prior to this one. For example, in an HTML
document the previousSibling
element.
The sibling node immediately following this one. For example, in an HTML
document the
nextSibling
(Any , , or
script style meta
element.)
head
The HTML for the element, such as
tagName
returned is always in uppercase letters.
A string that contains the value of the specified tag attribute.
tag.attrName cannot be used if the
word in the JavaScript language (for example,
and
getAttribute() setAttribute()
The source code that is contained between the opening tag and the closing
tag. For example, in the code <p><b>Hello</b>, World!</p>
returns
p.innerHTML <b>Hello</b>, World!
property, the DOM tree immediately updates to reflect the new structure of
the document. (This property is defined in the Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
DOM, but is not part of DOM Level 1 or 2.)
The source code for this tag, including the tag. For the previous example
code, returns
p.outerHTML <p><b>Hello</b>, World!</p>
you write to this property, the DOM tree immediately updates to reflect the
new structure of the document. (This property is defined in the Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0 DOM, but is not part of DOM Level 1 or 2.)
The value of the specified attribute if it is explicitly specified;
The translated value of the specified attribute or the same value that
getAttribute() returns if the attribute's value is not translated. (This
property is not included in DOM Level 1; it was added to Dreamweaver 3 to
support attribute translation.)
Does not return a value. Sets the specified attribute to the specified value
example, img.setAttribute("src", "image/roses.gif")
Does not return a value. Removes the specified attribute and its value from
the HTML for this tag.
A that can be used to step through child tags of type
NodeList
(for example, IMG , DIV , and so on).
If the argument is "layer", the function returns all
tagName
ILAYER tags and all absolutely positioned elements.
If the argument is "input", the function returns all form elements.
tagName
(If a name attribute is specified for one or more
begin with a letter, which the HTML 4.01 specification requires, or the length
of the array that this function returns is incorrect.)
Extending Dreamweaver
tag, the document object returns.
for the body element is the
for the element is the
head body
tags in the head would be child nodes of the
, , or . The value
IMG A DIV
attrName attribute is a reserved
). In this case, use
class
.
. If you write to this
null
LAYER
objects, it must
tagName
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element.
,
. If
otherwise.
.
tagName
and