documentElement property
Gets a reference to the root node of the document.
Syntax
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Property values
Type: Object
the reference to the document element.
Standards information
- Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification, Section 1.2
Remarks
The root node of a typical HTML document is the html object.
Examples
This example uses the documentElement property to get the innerHTML property of the entire document.
<script type="text/javascript">
function fnGetHTML(){
var sData = document.documentElement.innerHTML;
oResults.value=sData;
}
</script>
<textarea id = oResults cols = "50" rows = "10">
</textarea>
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