Javascript Reference - HTML DOM del cite Property

The cite attribute sets a URL to a document which explains the reason for deleting.

The cite property sets or gets the value of the cite attribute for a del element.

Browser Support


`cite`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the cite property:

var aURL = delObject.cite;

Set the cite property:

delObject.cite = URL;

Property Values

Value	Description
URL	Sets the URL to a document that explains why the text was deleted.

Return Value

A URL of the source document to explain the reason to delete.

Example

The following code shows how to get the cite URL.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<del id="myDel" cite="http://java2s.com">deleted</del>
<p id="demo"></p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!-- w ww .  java2s.  c  o m-->
    var x = document.getElementById("myDel").cite;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows:

Example 2

The following code shows how to change the value of the cite attribute.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<del id="myDel" cite="http://java2s.com">deleted</del>
<p id="demo"></p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {<!--   w ww .  j av  a  2 s .  com-->
    document.getElementById("myDel").cite = "http://www.java2s.com/why";
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "changed";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: