JS & DOM Reference
OverviewJavaScript Objects
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Core DOM Objects
DOM NodeDOM NodeList
DOM NamedNodeMap
DOM Document
DOM Element
DOM Attr
HTML DOM Objects
DOM DocumentDOM Events
DOM Elements
DOM Anchor
DOM Area
DOM Base
DOM Body
DOM Button
DOM Form
DOM Frame/IFrame
DOM Frameset
DOM Image
DOM Input Button
DOM Input Checkbox
DOM Input File
DOM Input Hidden
DOM Input Password
DOM Input Radio
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DOM Input Submit
DOM Input Text
DOM Link
DOM Meta
DOM Object
DOM Option
DOM Select
DOM Style
DOM Table
DOM td / th
DOM tr
DOM Textarea
DOM Element Object
Definition and Usage
The Element object represents an element in the HTML document.
The Element object can have child nodes of type Element, Text, Comment, CDATASection, ProcessingInstruction, and EntityReference.
The Element object can have attributes, which have the node type Attr.
Note: The Element object can also use the properties and methods of the Node object.
Browser Support
The Element object is supported in all major browsers.
Element Object Properties
The "DOM" column indicates in which DOM Level the property was introduced.
| Property | Description | DOM |
|---|---|---|
| schemaTypeInfo | Returns the type information of the element. | 3 |
| tagName | Returns the tag name of the element | 1 |
Element Object Methods
The "DOM" column indicates in which DOM Level the method was introduced.
| Method | Description | DOM |
|---|---|---|
| getAttribute() | Returns the specified attribute value | 1 |
| getAttributeNS() | Returns the specified attribute value, with the specified namespace. For XML DOM only | 2 |
| getAttributeNode() | Returns the specified attribute node | 1 |
| getAttributeNodeNS() | Returns the specified attribute node, with the specified namespace. For XML DOM only | 3 |
| getElementsByTagName() | Returns a collection of all child elements with the specified tagname | 1 |
| getElementsByTagNameNS() | Returns a collection of all child elements with the specified tagname and namespace. For XML DOM only | 2 |
| hasAttribute() | Returns true if the element has the specified attribute, otherwise it returns false | 2 |
| hasAttributeNS() | Returns true if the element has the specified attribute, with the specified namespace, otherwise it returns false. For XML DOM only | 2 |
| removeAttribute() | Removes the specified attribute | 1 |
| removeAttributeNS() | Removes the attribute with the specified name and namespace. For XML DOM only | 2 |
| removeAttributeNode() | Removes the specified attribute node, and returns the removed node | 1 |
| setAttribute() | Sets or changes the specified attribute, to the specified value | 1 |
| setAttributeNS() | Sets or changes the specified attribute, with the specified namespace, to the specified value. For XML DOM only | 2 |
| setAttributeNode() | Sets or changes the specified attribute node | 1 |
| setAttributeNodeNS() | Sets or changes the specified attribute node | 2 |
| setIdAttribute() | 3 | |
| setIdAttributeNS() | 3 | |
| setIdAttributeNode() | 3 |
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