The document object represents the HTML document, and gives you access to the
HTML elements.
| Methods |
Explanation |
| appendChild() |
Append an element to the document as a child |
| applyElement() |
Applies one element to another element |
| attachEvent() |
Attaches the function to an event, so that the function
gets called whenever the event is fired |
| clear() |
Clears the document |
| cloneNode() |
Makes a copy of the document |
| close() |
Closes the document |
| createDocumentFragment() |
Creates a new document object |
| createElement() |
Creates a new element of the specified tag |
| createStyleSheet() |
Creates a style sheet |
| createTextNode() |
Creates a text string from the given value |
| detachEvent() |
Detaches a function from an event |
| elementFromPoint() |
Returns the element at the specified x and y coordinates |
| execCommand |
Executes a command |
| getAdjacentText() |
Returns the adjacent text character |
| hasChildNodes() |
Returns whether or not the node has children |
| insertAdjacentElement() |
Inserts an element at the specified location |
| insertBefore() |
Inserts an element in the document hierarchy |
| open() |
Opens the document |
| queryCommandEnabled() |
Returns whether the command can be executed successfully
using execCommand |
| queryCommandIndterm() |
Returns whether the state of the specified command is
determined |
| queryCommandState() |
Returns the current state of the command |
| queryCommandSupported() |
Returns whether the current command is supported |
| queryCommandValue() |
Returns the current value of the given command |
| recalc() |
Recalculates all dynamic properties in the current
document |
| releaseCapture() |
Removes mouse capture from the document |
| removeChild() |
Removes a child node from an element |
| removeNode() |
Removes the document |
| replaceAdjacentText() |
Replaces the adjacent text with the specified text |
| replaceChild() |
Replace an existing child element with a new element |
| replaceNode() |
Replaces the document with a new element |
| swapNode() |
Switches the location between two objects |
| write() |
Writes HTML code into the document |
| writeln() |
Writes HTML code into the document, followed by a new
line character |
| Properties |
Explanation |
| activeElement |
Returns the object with the keyboard focus |
| alinkColor |
Sets or retrieves the color for the document's active
links |
| bgColor |
Sets or retrieves the background color of the document |
| body |
Returns the body object |
| charset |
Returns the character set for the document |
| cookie |
Sets or retrieves the string value of a cookie |
| defaultCharset |
Sets or retrieves the default character set |
| designMode |
Switches between browsing mode and editing mode |
| documentElement |
Returns the document object |
| domain |
Sets or retrieves the security domain for the document |
| expando |
Sets or retrieves whether or not arbitrary variables can
be created within the document |
| fgColor |
Sets or retrieves the foreground text color |
| fileCreatedDate |
Returns the date when a file was created |
| fileModifiedDate |
Returns the date when a file was last modified |
| fileSize |
Returns the size of a file |
| firstChild |
Returns a reference to the first child in the childnodes
collection |
| lastChild |
Returns a reference to the last child in the childnodes
collection |
| lastModified |
Returns the date when the Web page was last modified |
| linkColor |
Sets or retrieves the color of the hyperlinks in the
document |
| location |
Returns an object that gives you information about the
current URL |
| nextSibling |
Returns a reference to the next sibling of an object |
| nodeName |
Returns the name of node |
| nodeType |
Returns the type of a node |
| nodeValue |
Sets or retrieves the node value |
| parentNode |
Returns the parent node of an object |
| parentWindow |
Returns the parent window for the document |
| previousSibling |
Returns a reference to the sibling immediately preceding
the specified object |
| protocol |
Returns the access method of a URL |
| readyState |
Returns the current state of the document |
| referrer |
Returns the URL of the previous Web page the user visited |
| selection |
Returns an object that of the block, text, or object
currently selected |
| title |
Returns an object that contains the title of the document |
| uniqueID |
Returns a unique identifier for the document |
| URL |
Sets or retrieves the URL of the document |
| vlinkColor |
Sets or retrieves the color for the document's visited
links |
| Collection |
Explanation |
| all |
Returns a collection of all elements in the document |
| anchors |
Returns a collection of all the anchor objects in the
document |
| applets |
Returns a collection of all the applet objects in the
document |
| attributes |
Returns a collection of attributes of an object |
| childNodes |
Returns a collection of the child nodes for the specified
object |
| children |
Returns a collection of the direct descendants of an
object |
| embeds |
Returns a collection of all the embed objects in the
document |
| forms |
Returns a collection of all the form objects in the
document |
| frames |
Returns a collection of all window objects that exist on
a Web page |
| images |
Returns a collection of all img objects in the document |
| links |
Returns a collection of all the anchor objects that
specify the href attribute and all the area objects |
| scripts |
Returns a collection of all the script objects in the
document |
| stylesheets |
Returns a collection of all the styleSheet objects in the
document |
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