DOM classes
In this chapter you will learn:
Class list
All HTML elements are represented by an instance of HTMLElement
or a more specific subtype.
The following table lists each HTML element and its associated type.
| Element | Type |
|---|---|
| A | HTMLAnchorElement |
| ABBR | HTMLElement |
| ACRONYM | HTMLElement |
| ADDRESS | HTMLElement |
| APPLET | HTMLAppletElement |
| AREA | HTMLAreaElement |
| B | HTMLElement |
| BASE | HTMLBaseElement |
| BASEFONT | HTMLBaseFontElement |
| BDO | HTMLElement |
| BIG | HTMLElement |
| BLOCKQUOTE | HTMLQuoteElement |
| BODY | HTMLBodyElement |
| BR | HTMLBRElement |
| BUTTON | HTMLButtonElement |
| CAPTION | HTMLTableCaptionElement |
| CENTER | HTMLElement |
| CITE | HTMLElement |
| CODE | HTMLElement |
| COL | HTMLTableColElement |
| COLGROUP | HTMLTableColElement |
| DD | HTMLElement |
| DEL | HTMLModElement |
| DFN | HTMLElement |
| DIR | HTMLDirectoryElement |
| DIV | HTMLDivElement |
| DL | HTMLDListElement |
| DT | HTMLElement |
| EM | HTMLElement |
| FIELDSET | HTMLFieldSetElement |
| FONT | HTMLFontElement |
| FORM | HTMLFormElement |
| FRAME | HTMLFrameElement |
| FRAMESET | HTMLFrameSetElement |
| H1 | HTMLHeadingElement |
| H2 | HTMLHeadingElement |
| H3 | HTMLHeadingElement |
| H4 | HTMLHeadingElement |
| H5 | HTMLHeadingElement |
| H6 | HTMLHeadingElement |
| HEAD | HTMLHeadElement |
| HR | HTMLHRElement |
| HTML | HTMLHtmlElement |
| I | HTMLElement |
| IFRAME | HTMLIFrameElement |
| IMG | HTMLImageElement |
| INPUT | HTMLInputElement |
| INS | HTMLModElement |
| ISINDEX | HTMLIsIndexElement |
| KBD | HTMLElement |
| LABEL | HTMLLabelElement |
| LEGEND | HTMLLegendElement |
| LI | HTMLLIElement |
| LINK | HTMLLinkElement |
| MAP | HTMLMapElement |
| MENU | HTMLMenuElement |
| META | HTMLMetaElement |
| NOFRAMES | HTMLElement |
| NOSCRIPT | HTMLElement |
| OBJECT | HTMLObjectElement |
| OL | HTMLOListElement |
| OPTGROUP | HTMLOptGroupElement |
| OPTION | HTMLOptionElement |
| P | HTMLParagraphElement |
| PARAM | HTMLParamElement |
| PRE | HTMLPreElement |
| Q | HTMLQuoteElement |
| S | HTMLElement |
| SAMP | HTMLElement |
| SCRIPT | HTMLScriptElement |
| SELECT | HTMLSelectElement |
| SMALL | HTMLElement |
| SPAN | HTMLElement |
| STRIKE | HTMLElement |
| STRONG | HTMLElement |
| STYLE | HTMLStyleElement |
| SUB | HTMLElement |
| SUP | HTMLElement |
| TABLE | HTMLTableElement |
| TBODY | HTMLTableSectionElement |
| TD | HTMLTableCellElement |
| TEXTAREA | HTMLTextAreaElement |
| TFOOT | HTMLTableSectionElement |
| TH | HTMLTableCellElement |
| THEAD | HTMLTableSectionElement |
| TITLE | HTMLTitleElement |
| TR | HTMLTableRowElement |
| TT | HTMLElement |
| U | HTMLElement |
| UL | HTMLUListElement |
| VAR | HTMLElement |
Grouping element
Grouping element objects with no additional properties
| Name | DOM Object |
|---|---|
| div | HTMLDivElement |
| dl | HTMLDListElement |
| hr | HTMLHRElement |
| p | HTMLParagraphElement |
| pre | HTMLPreElement |
| ul | HTMLUListElement |
The br and span elements are
represented by the HTMLBRElement and
HTMLSpanElementobjects, respectively.
These objects do not define any additional methods,
properties, or events beyond those of HTMLElement.
The following elements are represented solely by HTMLElement:
abbr, b, cite,
code, dfn, em, i,
u, kbd, mark, rt, rp,
ruby, s, samp, small, strong,
sub, sup, var, and wbr.
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