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getElementById(id) Returns the element with id equal to the string id or null if it does
not exist. Some implementations may also find objects related to tags with the name
attribute set, but this should not be assumed. (IE5+, MOZ/N6+, DOM1)
getElementsByName(name) Retrieves a collection of elements with name attributes
equal to string name. In some browsers you will also find tags with id values set to
name, however, given that tags should not share id values, this result should not be
assumed. The method is meant to support form fields and other HTML elements that
could share name attribute values under older HTML versions. (IE5+, MOZ/N6+,
DOM1 Core)
getElementsByTagName(tagname) Retrieves a collection of elements corresponding
to the tag given in string tagname. A value of "*" retrieves all tags. (IE5+, MOZ/N6+,
DOM1)
getSelection() Returns any text currently selected by the user. (N4+)
isSupported(feature [, version]) Returns a Boolean indicating whether feature and
version given in the argument strings are supported. (MOZ/N6+, DOM2)
open() Opens the document for writing, clearing it first if the document has content.
Using this method is typically unnecessary. Internet Explorer implements a more
complicated version of this method. (IE3+, MOZ, N2+, DOM1)
open([mimeType [,name] [, features] [, replace]]) Opens the document for writing.
Using this method is usually unnecessary and when used it generally does not have
parameters. However, when used the mimeType parameter is a string that specifies
the type of data that will be written, name indicates the new name for the document
(e.g., for link targets), features is a string indicating the window-like features the
document should have, and replace is an optional Boolean that when true replaces the
document in the browser‘s history rather than creating a new entry. See MSDN for
complete details. (IE3+)
queryCommandEnabled, queryCommandIndeterm, queryCommandState,
queryCommandSupported, queryCommandValue These methods are related to the
execCommand() method in Internet Explorer, which manipulates the MSHTML editor
control. These methods indicate whether a command is allowed, enabled, and what its
currents status is. See Microsoft documentation at MSDN for details on this very
proprietary technology. (IE4+)
recalc([forceAll]) Forces reevaluation of dynamic properties in the document. If
forceAll is true, then all dynamic properties are reevaluated (not just those that have
changed). (IE5+)
releaseEvents(eventMask) Instructs object to stop capturing the events given in the
bitmask eventMask. Only for the Netscape style of event capture. (N4+)
routeEvent(event) Passes the Event instance event along normally down the
hierarchy. Used to decline to handle an event. Only for the Netscape style of event
capture. (N4+)
selection Reference to the selection object containing information about the currently
selected objects in the document. (IE4+)
write(str1 [, str2, ...]) Writes the text arguments to the document. (IE3+, MOZ, N2+,
DOM1)
writeln(str1 [, str2, ...]) Writes the text arguments to the document followed by a
newline at the end of the output. (IE3+, MOZ, N2+, DOM1)
Support
Supported in all major browsers: IE3+ (JScript 1.0+), MOZ, N2+ (JavaScript 1.0+), DOM.
dt, HTMLElement (Document Object)
This object corresponds to a (term definition in a definition list) tag in the document.
Access to this object is achieved through standard DOM methods like
document.getElementById().
Properties
This object has the following property, in addition to those in the Generic HTML Element
object found at the beginning of this section:
noWrap Boolean indicating whether the browser should not word wrap the item. (IE4+)