Defines the properties and methods inherited by objects in the HTMLDocument prototype chain.

Syntax

HTML	N/A
Scripting	HTMLDocument.prototype

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the HTMLDocument Constructor object.

Attributes/Properties

Attribute	Property	Description
	activeElement	Gets the object that has the focus when the parent document has focus.
	alinkColor	Sets or gets the color of all active links in the document.
	bgColor	Deprecated. Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the background color behind the object.
	characterSet	Gets the name of the character set that is used to encode the document.
CHARSET	charset	Gets or sets the character set used to encode the object.
	childElementCount	Retrieves the number of immediate child nodes of the current element or a zero if the element does not contain any child nodes. childElementCount does not return all child nodes, only child nodes that are nodeType =1, or element nodes.
	compatible	Retrieves the collection of user agents and versions declared in the X-UA-Compatible
	compatMode	Gets a value that indicates whether standards-compliant mode is switched on for the object.
	cookie	Sets or gets the string value of a cookie.
	defaultCharset	Gets the default character set from the current regional language settings.
	defaultView	Gets a reference to the window object for the document.
	designMode	Sets or gets a value that indicates whether the document can be edited.
	dir	Sets or retrieves a value that indicates the reading order of the object.
	doctype	Gets an object that represents the document type declaration that is associated with the current document.
	documentElement	Gets a reference to the root node of the document.
	documentMode	Retrieves the document compatibility mode of the document.
	domain	Sets or gets the security domain of the document.
	expando	Gets or sets a value indicating whether arbitrary variables can be created within the object.
	fgColor	Sets or gets the foreground (text) color of the document.
	fileCreatedDate	Retrieves the date the file was created.
	fileModifiedDate	Retrieves the date the file was last modified.
	fileSize	Retrieves the file size.
	fileUpdatedDate	Retrieves the date the file was last updated.
	firstChild	Gets a reference to the first child in the childNodes collection of the object.
	firstElementChild	Retrieves a reference to the first child element, or null if there are no child elements.
	implementation	Gets the implementation object of the current document.
	inputEncoding	Gets the character encoding that is used for the text that is loaded into the document object.
	lastChild	Gets a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object.
	lastElementChild	Retrieves a reference to the last child element or null if there are no child elements.
	lastModified	Gets the date that the document was last modified, if the document supplies one.
	linkColor	Sets or gets the color of the document links.
MEDIA	media	Gets or sets the media type.
	nameProp	Retrieves the file name specified in the href or src property of the object.
	nextElementSibling	Retrieves a reference to the sibling element that immediately follows or null if the element does not have any sibling elements that follow it.
	nextSibling	Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object.
	nodeName	Gets the name of a particular type of node.
	nodeType	Retrieves the type of the requested node.
	nodeValue	Gets or sets the value of a node.
	ownerDocument	Retrieves the document object associated with the node.
	parentNode	Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.
	parentWindow	Gets a reference to the container object of the window.
	previousElementSibling	Retrieves a reference to the immediately preceding sibling element or null if the element does not have any preceding siblings.
	previousSibling	Gets a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object.
	protocol	Sets or retrieves the protocol portion of a URL.
	readyState	Retrieves a value that indicates the current state of the object.
	referrer	Gets the URL of the location that referred the user to the current document.
SECURITY		Sets the value indicating whether the source file of a frame or iframe has specific security restrictions applied.
TITLE	title	Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
	uniqueID	Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object.
	URL	Sets or gets the URL for the current document.
	URLUnencoded	Gets the URL for the document, stripped of any character encoding.
	vlinkColor	Sets or gets the color of the links that the user has visited.
	xmlEncoding	Gets a value that represents the character encoding that is specified in the declaration of an XML document.
	xmlStandalone	Gets or sets the value of the standalone attribute in the declaration of an XML document.
	xmlVersion	Gets or sets the version attribute that is specified in the declaration of an XML document.

Collections

Collection	Description
all	Returns a reference to the collection of elements contained by the object.
anchors	Retrieves a collection of all a objects that have a name and/or id property. Objects in this collection are in HTML source order.
applets	Retrieves a collection of all applet objects in the document.
attributes	Retrieves the collection of attributes belonging to the object.
childNodes	Retrieves a collection of HTML Elements and TextNode objects that are direct descendants of the specified object.
embeds	Retrieves a collection of all embed objects in the document.
forms	Retrieves a collection, in source order, of all form objects in the document.
frames	Retrieves a collection of all window objects defined by the given document or defined by the document associated with the given window.
images	Retrieves a collection, in source order, of img objects in the document.
links	Retrieves a collection of all a objects that specify the href property and all area objects in the document.
namespaces	Retrieves a collection of namespace objects.
scripts	Retrieves a collection of all script objects in the document.
styleSheets	Retrieves a collection of styleSheet objects representing the style sheets that correspond to each instance of a link or style object in the document.

Events

Event	Event Property	Description
abort	onabort	Fires when the user aborts the download.
	onactivate	Fires when the object is set as the active element.
	onafterupdate	Fires on a databound object after successfully updating the associated data in the data source object.
	onbeforeactivate	Fires immediately before the object is set as the active element.
	onbeforedeactivate	Fires immediately before the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
	onbeforeeditfocus	Fires before an object contained in an editable element enters a UI-activated state or when an editable container object is control selected.
	onbeforeupdate	Fires on a databound object before updating the associated data in the data source object.
	oncellchange	Fires when data changes in the data provider.
click	onclick	Fires when the user clicks the left mouse button on the object.
contextmenu	oncontextmenu	Fires when the user clicks the right mouse button in the client area, opening the context menu.
	oncontrolselect	Fires when the user is about to make a control selection of the object.
	ondataavailable	Fires periodically as data arrives from data source objects that asynchronously transmit their data.
	ondatasetchanged	Fires when the data set exposed by a data source object changes.
	ondatasetcomplete	Fires to indicate that all data is available from the data source object.
dblclick	ondblclick	Fires when the user double-clicks the object.
	ondeactivate	Fires when the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document.
drag	ondrag	Fires on the source object continuously during a drag operation.
dragend	ondragend	Fires on the source object when the user releases the mouse at the close of a drag operation.
dragenter	ondragenter	Fires on the target element when the user drags the object to a valid drop target.
dragleave	ondragleave	Fires on the target object when the user moves the mouse out of a valid drop target during a drag operation.
dragover	ondragover	Fires on the target element continuously while the user drags the object over a valid drop target.
dragstart	ondragstart	Fires on the source object when the user starts to drag a text selection or selected object.
drop	ondrop	Fires on the target object when the mouse button is released during a drag-and-drop operation.
	onerrorupdate	Fires on a databound object when an error occurs while updating the associated data in the data source object.
focusin	onfocusin	Fires for an element just prior to setting focus on that element.
focusout	onfocusout	Fires for the current element with focus immediately after moving focus to another element.
	onhelp	Fires when the user presses the F1 key while the client is the active window.
input	oninput	Occurs when the text content of an element is changed through the user interface.
keydown	onkeydown	Fires when the user presses a key.
keypress	onkeypress	Fires when the user presses an alphanumeric key.
keyup	onkeyup	Fires when the user releases a key.
load	onload	Fires immediately after the client loads the object.
	onmessage	Fires when the user sends a cross-document message with postMessage.
mousedown	onmousedown	Fires when the user clicks the object with either mouse button.
mousemove	onmousemove	Fires when the user moves the mouse over the object.
mouseout	onmouseout	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object.
mouseover	onmouseover	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object.
mouseup	onmouseup	Fires when the user releases a mouse button while the mouse is over the object.
mousewheel	onmousewheel	Fires when the wheel button is rotated.
mssitemodejumplistitemremoved	onmssitemodejumplistitemremoved	Occurs when msSiteModeShowJumpList is called, and an item has been removed from a Jump List by the user.
msthumbnailclick	onmsthumbnailclick	Occurs when a user clicks a button in a Thumbnail Toolbar.
	onpropertychange	Fires when a property changes on the object.
readystatechange	onreadystatechange	Fires when the state of the object has changed.
	onreset	Fires when the user resets a form.
	onrowenter	Fires to indicate that the current row has changed in the data source and new data values are available on the object.
	onrowexit	Fires just before the data source control changes the current row in the object.
	onrowsdelete	Fires when rows are about to be deleted from the recordset.
	onrowsinserted	Fires just after new rows are inserted in the current recordset.
scroll	onscroll	Fires when the user repositions the scroll box in the scroll bar on the object.
select	onselect	Fires when the current selection changes.
	onselectionchange	Fires when the selection state of a document changes.
	onselectstart	Fires when the object is being selected.
	onstop	Fires when the user clicks the Stop button or leaves the document.
storage	onstorage	Fires when a Web Storage area is updated.
	onstoragecommit	Fires when a local Web Storage area is written to disk.

Methods

Method	Description
addEventListener	Registers an event handler for the specified event type.
adoptNode	Tries to move a node from one document to the document that the document object displays.
appendChild	Appends an element as a child to the object.
attachEvent	Binds the specified function to an event, so that the function gets called whenever the event fires on the object.
clear	Not supported.
cloneNode	Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy.
close	Closes an output stream and forces the sent data to display.
createAttribute	Creates an attribute object with a specified name.
createAttributeNS	Creates a reference to an attribute object that is associated with an XML namespace.
createCDATASection	Creates a CDATA section that contains the specified text.
createComment	Creates a comment object with the specified data.
createDocumentFragment	Creates a new document.
createElement	Creates an instance of the element for the specified tag.
createElementNS	Creates an element from the specified namespace.
createEvent	Creates a Document Object Model (DOM) event of the specified type.
createEventObject	Generates an event object to pass event context information when you use the fireEvent method.
createProcessingInstruction	Creates a processing instruction for an XML parser.
createStyleSheet	Creates a style sheet for the document.
createTextNode	Creates a text string from the specified value.
detachEvent	Unbinds the specified function from the event, so that the function stops receiving notifications when the event fires.
dispatchEvent	Sends an event to the current element.
elementFromPoint	Returns the element for the specified x coordinate and the specified y coordinate.
execCommand	Executes a command on the current document, current selection, or the given range.
fireEvent	Fires a specified event on the object.
focus	Causes the element to receive the focus and executes the code specified by the onfocus event.
getElementById	Returns a reference to the first object with the specified value of the ID or NAME attribute.
getElementsByName	Gets a collection of objects based on the value of the NAME or ID attribute.
getElementsByTagName	Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name.
getElementsByTagNameNS	Gets a collection of nodes that match an element name from the specified namespace.
getSelection	Returns an object that represents the current selection of the document.
hasChildNodes	Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.
hasFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the object currently has focus.
importNode	Imports a node from another document into the the document that the document object displays.
insertBefore	Inserts an element into the document hierarchy as a child node of a parent object.
open	Opens a new window and loads a document specified by a given URL. Also, opens a new window that uses the url parameter and the name parameter to collect the output of the write method and the writeln method.
queryCommandEnabled	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified command can be successfully executed using execCommand, given the current state of the document.
queryCommandIndeterm	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the specified command is in the indeterminate state.
queryCommandState	Returns a Boolean value that indicates the current state of the command.
queryCommandSupported	Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the current command is supported on the current range.
queryCommandValue	Returns the current value of the document, range, or current selection for the given command.
querySelector	Retrieves the first DOM element node from descendants of the starting element node that match any selector within the supplied selector string.
querySelectorAll	Retrieves all DOM element nodes from descendants of the starting element node that match any selector within the supplied selector strings.
recalc	Recalculates all dynamic properties in the current document.
releaseCapture	Removes mouse capture from the object in the current document.
removeChild	Removes a child node from the object.
removeEventListener	Removes an event handler that the addEventListener method registered.
removeNode	Removes the object from the document hierarchy.
replaceChild	Replaces an existing child element with a new child element.
replaceNode	Replaces the object with another element.
swapNode	Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy.
write	Writes one or more HTML expressions to a document in the specified window.
writeln	Writes one or more HTML expressions, followed by a carriage return, to a document in the specified window.

Objects

Element	Object	Description
BODY	body	Specifies the beginning and end of the document body.
	HTMLSelection	Represents the active selection, which is typically a highlighted block of text or other elements in the document. The active selection can be used to complete an action issued by a user or a script.
	location	Contains information about the current URL.
	selection	Represents the active selection, which is a highlighted block of text or other elements in the document that a user or a script can carry out some action on.

Remarks

For more information on this and other DOM Prototypes see Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 1: Introduction.

This prototype does not derive from any objects.

Applies To

document

See Also

Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 1: Introduction, Document Object Model Prototypes, Part 2: Accessor (getter/setter) Support, About the W3C Document Object Model