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Document anchors Collection
Document Object
Definition and Usage
The anchors collection returns an array of all the anchors in the current document.
Syntax
Browser Support
The anchors collection is supported in all major browsers.
Examples
Example 1
Return the number of anchors in the document:
<body>
<a name="html">HTML Tutorial</a><br />
<a name="css">CSS Tutorial</a><br />
<a name="xml">XML Tutorial</a><br />
<p>Number of anchors:
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(document.anchors.length);
</script></p>
</body>
</html>
The output of the code above will be:
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Example 2
Return the innerHTML of the first anchor in the document:
<body>
<a name="html">HTML Tutorial</a><br />
<a name="css">CSS Tutorial</a><br />
<a name="xml">XML Tutorial</a><br />
<p>innerHTML of first anchor:
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(document.anchors[0].innerHTML);
</script></p>
</body>
</html>
The output of the code above will be:
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