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HTML DOM Image Object

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Image Object

The Image object represents an embedded image.

For each <img> tag in an HTML document, an Image object is created.

Notice that images are not technically inserted into an HTML page, images are linked to HTML pages. The <img> tag creates a holding space for the referenced image.

Note: The Image object can also use the properties/methods of:

Image Object Properties

W3C: W3C Standard.

Property	Description	W3C
align	Sets or returns the value of the align attribute of an image	Yes
alt	Sets or returns the value of the alt attribute of an image	Yes
border	Sets or returns the value of the border attribute of an image	Yes
complete	Returns whether or not the browser is finished loading an image	No
height	Sets or returns the value of the height attribute of an image	Yes
hspace	Sets or returns the value of the hspace attribute of an image	Yes
longDesc	Sets or returns the value of the longdesc attribute of an image	Yes
lowsrc	Sets or returns a URL to a low-resolution version of an image	No
name	Sets or returns the name of an image	Yes
src	Sets or returns the value of the src attribute of an image	Yes
useMap	Sets or returns the value of the usemap attribute of an image	Yes
vspace	Sets or returns the value of the vspace attribute of an image	Yes
width	Sets or returns the value of the width attribute of an image	Yes

Image Object Events

Event	The event occurs when...	W3C
onabort	Loading of an image is interrupted	Yes
onerror	An error occurs when loading an image	Yes
onload	An image is finished loading	Yes

Standard Properties and Events

The Image object also supports the standard properties and events.