The Document Object
The Document Members
| Name | Description | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| activeElement | Currently focused element. | HTMLElement |
| body | body element. | HTMLBodyElement |
| characterSet | document character set encoding. (read-only property). | string |
| charset | Gets or sets the document character set encoding. | string |
| childNodes | Returns the set of child elements. | HTMLElement[] |
| compatMode | Gets compatibility mode for the document. | string |
| cookie | Gets or sets the cookies. | string |
| defaultCharset | Gets the default character encoding. | string |
| defaultView | Returns the Window object. | Window |
| dir | Gets or sets the text direction. | string |
| domain | Gets or sets the domain. | string |
| embeds/plugins | Returns objects representing all the embed elements. | HTMLCollection |
| firstChild | the first child element of an element. | HTMLElement |
| forms | all the form elements in the document. | HTMLCollection |
| getElementById(<id>) | get the element by id. | HTMLElement |
| getElementsByClassName(<class>) | get the elements by class. | HTMLElement[] |
| getElementsByName(<name>) | get the elements by name. | HTMLElement[] |
| getElementsByTagName(<tag>) | get the elements by type. | HTMLElement[] |
| hasChildNodes() | Returns true if the current element has child elements. | boolean |
| head | get the head element. | HTMLHeadElement |
| images | get all the img elements. | HTMLCollection |
| implementation | Provides information about the available DOM features. | DOMImplementation |
| lastChild | get the last child element. | HTMLElement |
| lastModified | get the last modified time of the document. | string |
| links | get all the a and area elements that have href attributes. | HTMLCollection |
| location | get the URL of the current document. | Location |
| nextSibling | get the sibling element defined after the current element. | HTMLElement |
| parentNode | get the parent element. | HTMLElement |
| previousSibling | get the sibling element defined before the current element. | HTMLElement |
| querySelector(<selector>) | get the first element that matches the specified CSS selector. | HTMLElement |
| querySelectorAll(<selector>) | get all of the elements that match the specified CSS selector. | HTMLElement[] |
| readyState | get the state of the current document. | string |
| referrer | Returns the URL of the document that linked to the current document (this is the value of the corresponding HTTP header). | string |
| scripts | Returns objects representing all the script elements. | HTMLCollection |
| styleSheets | access the CSS stylesheets available in your document | CSSStyleSheet |
| title | Gets or sets the document title. | string |
The Document Object Events
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| readystatechange | Triggered when the value of the readyState property changes. |
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Document:
- The Document Object
- document.body returns the body element as HTMLBodyElement
- document.characterSet returns document character set encoding
- document.charset gets or sets the document character set encoding
- document.compatMode
- document.cookie reads and writes cookies
- document.defaultCharset gets the default character encoding
- document.defaultView
- document.getElementsByTagName( tagName )
- document.getElementsByClassName ( className )
- document.getElementsByName ( nameOfNameAttribute )
- document.images gets all the img elements and returns HTMLCollection storing all images
- document.lastModified returns the last modified time of the document
- document.location returns the URL of the current document as Location class
- document.implementation property has information about the implementation of the DOM features
- document.querySelectorAll gets all of the elements that match the specified CSS selector
- document.readyState
- document.title returns the document title, changes the document title
- document.URL property returns the URL of the current document
- document.writeln() appends content to the end of the HTML document
- Using Properties to Obtain Element Objects