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Anchor charset Property

Anchor Object Reference Anchor Object

Definition and Usage

The charset property sets or returns the value of the charset attribute of a link.

The charset attribute specifies the character-set of the linked document (the document referenced in the href attribute).

Syntax

Set the charset property:

anchorObject.charset="charset"

Return the charset property:

anchorObject.charset

Value Description
charset Specifies the character set of the linked document


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The charset property is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Return the value of the charset attribute of a specific link:

<html>
<body>

<p><a id="w3s" charset="ISO-8859-1"
href="http://www.w3schools.com">W3Schools.com</a></p>

<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(document.getElementById("w3s").charset);
</script>

</body>
</html>

The output of the code above will be:

ISO-8859-1

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Anchor Object Reference Anchor Object
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