HTML DOM rel Property
 Complete Anchor Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The rel property sets or returns the relationship to a forward 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.rel=relationship
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Both properties can have one of the following
values:
| Value |
Description |
| appendix |
Link to the appendix page of a document |
| alternate |
Link to an alternative source |
| bookmark |
Link to a bookmark. Often used for "permalink" in web blogs |
| chapter |
Link to a chapter from the current documents |
| contents |
Link to the table of contents in the current document |
| copyright |
Link to copyright or policy page 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 relationship of the link:
<html>
<body>
<p><a id="myAnchor" rel="index"
href="http://www.w3schools.com">Visit W3Schools.com</a></p>
<script type="text/javascript">
x=document.getElementById("myAnchor");
document.write(x.rel);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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