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HTML DOM rev Property


Anchor Object Reference Complete Anchor Object Reference

Definition and Usage

The rev property sets or returns the reverse relationship of a link.

The rel and rev properties work together.

The rel (relationship) property specifies a relationship to the target. The rev (reverse) property specifies a reverse link from the target document to the current document.

These properties are used by search engines to provide a linked navigation menu.

Syntax

anchorObject.rev=relationship

Both properties can have one of the following values:

Value Description
appendix Link to the appendix page of the document
alternate Link to a alternative source
bookmark Link to a bookmark. Often used for "permalink" in web blogs
chapter Link to a chapter from the current listed documents
contents Link to the table of contents in the current document
copyright Link to copyright or the policy of the current document
glossary Link to glossary page of the document
index Link to the index page of the current document
next Link to next page from the current document
prev Link to the previous page from the current document
section Link to a section in a list of documents
start Link to the first page of the current documents. Used by search engines to show the first page
subsection Link to a sub-section in a list of current documents. ( Note that a section can have multiple sub-sections)


Example

The following example returns the reverse relationship of the link:

<html>
<body>
<p><a id="myAnchor" rev="subsection"
href="/htmldom/prop_anchor_rev.asp">
HTML DOM rev Property</a></p>
<script type="text/javascript">
x=document.getElementById("myAnchor");
document.write(x.rev);
</script>
</body>
</html>


Try-It-Yourself Demos

Get the reverse relationship of a link


Anchor Object Reference Complete Anchor Object Reference



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