area Object

AREA Element | area Object

Defines the shape, coordinates, and associated URL of one hyperlink region within a client-side image map.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the area object.
Attributes/Properties

Attribute Property Description
ACCESSKEY accessKey Sets or retrieves the access key for the object.
ALT alt Sets or retrieves a text alternative to the graphic.
aria-activedescendant   ariaActivedescendant Sets or retrieves the currently active child element.
aria-busy   ariaBusy Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether a live region is finished updating.
aria-checked   ariaChecked Sets or retrieves the checked state of this element.
aria-controls   ariaControls Sets or retrieves the list of elements that are controlled by the current element.
aria-describedby   ariaDescribedby Sets or retrieves a list of elements that describe the current object.
aria-disabled   ariaDisabled Sets or retrieves the disabled state of this element.
aria-expanded   ariaExpanded Sets or retrieves the expanded state of this element.
aria-flowto   ariaFlowto Sets or retrieves the recommended reading order of content.
aria-haspopup   ariaHaspopup Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether this element may display a pop-up window.
aria-hidden   ariaHidden Sets or retrieves the hidden state of this element.
aria-invalid   ariaInvalid Sets or retrieves the error state of this element.
aria-labelledby   ariaLabelledby Sets or retrieves a list of elements that provide a label for the current object.
aria-level   ariaLevel Sets or retrieves the level of this element.
aria-live   ariaLive Sets or retrieves how assistive technology should announce updates to live regions.
aria-multiselect   ariaMultiselect Sets or retrieves the multiple-selection state of this element.
aria-owns   ariaOwns Sets or retrieves a list of child objects, including elements that are not direct descendants of the current object.
aria-posinset   ariaPosinset Sets or retrieves the current position of an item within a set.
aria-pressed   ariaPressed Sets or retrieves the pressed state of a button that can be toggled.
aria-readonly   ariaReadonly Sets or retrieves the read-only state of this element.
aria-relevant   ariaRelevant Sets or retrieves which changes to a live region are relevant.
aria-required   ariaRequired Sets or retrieves the form-completion requirement of this element.
aria-secret   ariaSecret Sets or retrieves the secret state of this element.
aria-selected   ariaSelected Sets or retrieves the selection state of this element.
aria-setsize   ariaSetsize Sets or retrieves the set size of this element.
aria-valuemax   ariaValuemax Sets or retrieves the maximum value that a user can provide.
aria-valuemin   ariaValuemin Sets or retrieves the minimum value that a user can provide.
aria-valuenow   ariaValuenow Sets or retrieves the current value of the element.
ATOMICSELECTION Specifies whether the element and its contents must be selected as a whole, indivisible unit.
attributes   Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
canHaveHTML canHaveHTML Retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup.
CLASS className Sets or retrieves the class of the object.
constructor   Returns a reference to the constructor of an object.
COORDS coords Sets or retrieves the coordinates of the object.
DIR dir Sets or retrieves the reading order of the object.
firstChild Retrieves a reference to the first child in the childNodes collection of the object.
hash Sets or retrieves the subsection of the href property that follows the number sign (#).
HIDEFOCUS hideFocus Sets or gets the value that indicates whether the object visibly shows that it has focus.
host Sets or retrieves the hostname and port number of the location or URL.
hostname Sets or retrieves the host name part of the location or URL.
HREF href Sets or retrieves a destination URL or an anchor point.
ID id Sets or retrieves the string identifying the object.
isContentEditable Gets the value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the object.
isDisabled Gets the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object.
isMultiLine Retrieves the value indicating whether the content of the object contains one or more lines.
isTextEdit Retrieves whether a TextRange object can be created using the object.
LANG lang Sets or retrieves the language to use.
LANGUAGE language Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.
lastChild Retrieves a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object.
nextSibling Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object.
nodeName Retrieves the name of a particular type of node.
nodeType Retrieves the type of the requested node.
nodeValue Sets or retrieves the value of a node.
NOHREF noHref Sets or gets whether clicks in this region cause action.
offsetHeight Retrieves the height of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
offsetLeft Retrieves the calculated left position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
offsetParent Retrieves a reference to the container object that defines the offsetTop and offsetLeft properties of the object.
offsetTop Retrieves the calculated top position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
offsetWidth Retrieves the width of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
outerHTML Sets or retrieves the object and its content in HTML.
outerText Sets or retrieves the text of the object.
ownerDocument Retrieves the document object associated with the node.
parentElement Retrieves the parent object in the object hierarchy.
parentNode Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.
parentTextEdit Retrieves the container object in the document hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange containing the original object.
pathname Sets or retrieves the file name or path specified by the object.
port Sets or retrieves the port number associated with a URL.
previousSibling Retrieves a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object.
protocol Sets or retrieves the protocol portion of a URL.
readyState Retrieves the current state of the object.
role   role Sets or retrieves the role for this element.
scopeName Gets the namespace defined for the element.
search Sets or retrieves the substring of the href property that follows the question mark.
SHAPE shape Sets or retrieves the shape of the object.
sourceIndex Retrieves the ordinal position of the object, in source order, as the object appears in the document's all collection.
STYLE Sets an inline style for the element.
TABINDEX tabIndex Sets or retrieves the index that defines the tab order for the object.
tagName Retrieves the tag name of the object.
tagUrn Sets or gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) specified in the namespace declaration.
TARGET target Sets or retrieves the window or frame at which to target content.
TITLE title Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
uniqueID Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object.
UNSELECTABLE Specifies that an element cannot be selected.

Behaviors

Behavior Description
clientCaps Provides information about features supported by Internet Explorer, as well as a way for installing browser components on demand.
download Downloads a file and notifies a specified callback function when the download is complete.
homePage Contains information about a user's homepage.
httpFolder Contains scripting features that enable browser navigation to a folder view.
saveFavorite Enables the object to persist data in a favorite Web site.
saveHistory Enables the object to persist data in the browser history.
saveSnapshot Enables the object to persist data when a Web page is saved.
time Provides an active timeline for an HTML element.
time2 Provides an active timeline for an HTML element or group of elements.
userData Enables the object to persist data in user data.

Collections

Collection Description
all Returns a reference to the collection of elements contained by the object.
attributes Retrieves the collection of attributes belonging to the object.
behaviorUrns Returns a collection of Uniform Resource Name (URN) strings identifying the behaviors attached to the element.
childNodes Retrieves a collection of HTML Elements and TextNode objects that are direct descendants of the specified object.
children Retrieves a collection of DHTML Objects that are direct descendants of the object.

Events

Event Description
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.
onbeforecopy Fires on the source object before the selection is copied to the system clipboard.
onbeforecut Fires on the source object before the selection is deleted from the document.
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.
onbeforepaste Fires on the target object before the selection is pasted from the system clipboard to the document.
onbeforeupdate Fires on a databound object before updating the associated data in the data source object.
onblur Fires when the object loses the input focus.
oncellchange Fires when data changes in the data provider.
onclick Fires when the user clicks the left mouse button on the object.
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.
oncopy Fires on the source element when the user copies the object or selection, adding it to the system clipboard.
oncut Fires on the source element when the object or selection is removed from the document and added to the system clipboard.
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.
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.
ondrag Fires on the source object continuously during a drag operation.
ondragend Fires on the source object when the user releases the mouse at the close of a drag operation.
ondragenter Fires on the target element when the user drags the object to a valid drop target.
ondragleave Fires on the target object when the user moves the mouse out of a valid drop target during a drag operation.
ondragover Fires on the target element continuously while the user drags the object over a valid drop target.
ondragstart Fires on the source object when the user starts to drag a text selection or selected object.
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.
onfilterchange Fires when a visual filter changes state or completes a transition.
onfocus Fires when the object receives focus.
onfocusin Fires for an element just prior to setting focus on that element.
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 browser is the active window.
onkeydown Fires when the user presses a key.
onkeypress Fires when the user presses an alphanumeric key.
onkeyup Fires when the user releases a key.
onlayoutcomplete Fires when the print or print preview layout process finishes filling the current LayoutRect object with content from the source document.
onlosecapture Fires when the object loses the mouse capture.
onmousedown Fires when the user clicks the object with either mouse button.
onmouseenter Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object.
onmouseleave Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object.
onmousemove Fires when the user moves the mouse over the object.
onmouseout Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object.
onmouseover Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object.
onmouseup Fires when the user releases a mouse button while the mouse is over the object.
onmousewheel Fires when the wheel button is rotated.
onmove Fires when the object moves.
onmoveend Fires when the object stops moving.
onmovestart Fires when the object starts to move.
onpaste Fires on the target object when the user pastes data, transferring the data from the system clipboard to the document.
onpropertychange Fires when a property changes on the object.
onreadystatechange Fires when the state of the object has changed.
onresize Fires when the size of the object is about to change.
onresizeend Fires when the user finishes changing the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onresizestart Fires when the user begins to change the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
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.
onscroll Fires when the user repositions the scroll box in the scroll bar on the object.
onselectstart Fires when the object is being selected.
ontimeerror Fires whenever a time-specific error occurs, usually as a result of setting a property to an invalid value.

Methods

Method Description
addBehavior Attaches a behavior to the element.
applyElement Makes the element either a child or parent of another element.
attachEvent Binds the specified function to an event, so that the function gets called whenever the event fires on the object.
blur Causes the element to lose focus and fires the onblur event.
clearAttributes Removes all attributes and values from the object.
click Simulates a click by causing the onclick event to fire.
cloneNode Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy.
componentFromPoint Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events.
contains Checks whether the given element is contained within the object.
detachEvent Unbinds the specified function from the event, so that the function stops receiving notifications when the event fires.
doScroll Simulates a click on a scroll bar component.
dragDrop Initiates a drag event.
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.
getAdjacentText Returns the adjacent text string.
getAttribute Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttributeNode Retrieves an attribute object referenced by the attribute.name property.
getBoundingClientRect Retrieves an object that specifies the bounds of a collection of TextRectangle objects.
getClientRects Retrieves a collection of rectangles that describes the layout of the contents of an object or range within the client. Each rectangle describes a single line.
getElementsByTagName Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name.
getExpression Retrieves the expression for the given property.
hasAttribute   Determines whether an attribute with the specified name exists.
hasChildNodes Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.
insertAdjacentElement Inserts an element at the specified location.
insertAdjacentHTML Inserts the given HTML text into the element at the location.
insertAdjacentText Inserts the given text into the element at the specified location.
mergeAttributes Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element.
normalize Merges adjacent TextNode objects to produce a normalized document object model.
releaseCapture Removes mouse capture from the object in the current document.
removeAttribute Removes an attribute from an object.
removeAttributeNode Removes an attribute object from the object.
removeBehavior Detaches a behavior from the element.
removeExpression Removes the expression from the specified property.
replaceAdjacentText Replaces the text adjacent to the element.
scrollIntoView Causes the object to scroll into view, aligning it either at the top or bottom of the window.
setActive Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object.
setAttribute Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttributeNode Sets an attribute object node as part of the object.
setCapture Sets the mouse capture to the object that belongs to the current document.
setExpression Sets an expression for the specified object.
swapNode Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy.

Prototypes

Object Description
HTMLAreaElement Constructor   Defines the properties and methods inherited by objects in the HTMLAreaElement Constructor prototype chain.

Styles

Style attribute Style property Description
-ms-behavior behavior Sets or retrieves the location of the Dynamic HTML (DHTML) behavior.

Attribute	Property	Description
ACCESSKEY	accessKey	Sets or retrieves the access key for the object.
ALT	alt	Sets or retrieves a text alternative to the graphic.
aria-activedescendant	ariaActivedescendant	Sets or retrieves the currently active child element.
aria-busy	ariaBusy	Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether a live region is finished updating.
aria-checked	ariaChecked	Sets or retrieves the checked state of this element.
aria-controls	ariaControls	Sets or retrieves the list of elements that are controlled by the current element.
aria-describedby	ariaDescribedby	Sets or retrieves a list of elements that describe the current object.
aria-disabled	ariaDisabled	Sets or retrieves the disabled state of this element.
aria-expanded	ariaExpanded	Sets or retrieves the expanded state of this element.
aria-flowto	ariaFlowto	Sets or retrieves the recommended reading order of content.
aria-haspopup	ariaHaspopup	Sets or retrieves a value indicating whether this element may display a pop-up window.
aria-hidden	ariaHidden	Sets or retrieves the hidden state of this element.
aria-invalid	ariaInvalid	Sets or retrieves the error state of this element.
aria-labelledby	ariaLabelledby	Sets or retrieves a list of elements that provide a label for the current object.
aria-level	ariaLevel	Sets or retrieves the level of this element.
aria-live	ariaLive	Sets or retrieves how assistive technology should announce updates to live regions.
aria-multiselect	ariaMultiselect	Sets or retrieves the multiple-selection state of this element.
aria-owns	ariaOwns	Sets or retrieves a list of child objects, including elements that are not direct descendants of the current object.
aria-posinset	ariaPosinset	Sets or retrieves the current position of an item within a set.
aria-pressed	ariaPressed	Sets or retrieves the pressed state of a button that can be toggled.
aria-readonly	ariaReadonly	Sets or retrieves the read-only state of this element.
aria-relevant	ariaRelevant	Sets or retrieves which changes to a live region are relevant.
aria-required	ariaRequired	Sets or retrieves the form-completion requirement of this element.
aria-secret	ariaSecret	Sets or retrieves the secret state of this element.
aria-selected	ariaSelected	Sets or retrieves the selection state of this element.
aria-setsize	ariaSetsize	Sets or retrieves the set size of this element.
aria-valuemax	ariaValuemax	Sets or retrieves the maximum value that a user can provide.
aria-valuemin	ariaValuemin	Sets or retrieves the minimum value that a user can provide.
aria-valuenow	ariaValuenow	Sets or retrieves the current value of the element.
ATOMICSELECTION		Specifies whether the element and its contents must be selected as a whole, indivisible unit.
	attributes	Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object.
canHaveHTML	canHaveHTML	Retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup.
CLASS	className	Sets or retrieves the class of the object.
	constructor	Returns a reference to the constructor of an object.
COORDS	coords	Sets or retrieves the coordinates of the object.
DIR	dir	Sets or retrieves the reading order of the object.
	firstChild	Retrieves a reference to the first child in the childNodes collection of the object.
	hash	Sets or retrieves the subsection of the href property that follows the number sign (#).
HIDEFOCUS	hideFocus	Sets or gets the value that indicates whether the object visibly shows that it has focus.
	host	Sets or retrieves the hostname and port number of the location or URL.
	hostname	Sets or retrieves the host name part of the location or URL.
HREF	href	Sets or retrieves a destination URL or an anchor point.
ID	id	Sets or retrieves the string identifying the object.
	isContentEditable	Gets the value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the object.
	isDisabled	Gets the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object.
	isMultiLine	Retrieves the value indicating whether the content of the object contains one or more lines.
	isTextEdit	Retrieves whether a TextRange object can be created using the object.
LANG	lang	Sets or retrieves the language to use.
LANGUAGE	language	Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.
	lastChild	Retrieves a reference to the last child in the childNodes collection of an object.
	nextSibling	Retrieves a reference to the next child of the parent for the object.
	nodeName	Retrieves the name of a particular type of node.
	nodeType	Retrieves the type of the requested node.
	nodeValue	Sets or retrieves the value of a node.
NOHREF	noHref	Sets or gets whether clicks in this region cause action.
	offsetHeight	Retrieves the height of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetLeft	Retrieves the calculated left position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetParent	Retrieves a reference to the container object that defines the offsetTop and offsetLeft properties of the object.
	offsetTop	Retrieves the calculated top position of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	offsetWidth	Retrieves the width of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property.
	outerHTML	Sets or retrieves the object and its content in HTML.
	outerText	Sets or retrieves the text of the object.
	ownerDocument	Retrieves the document object associated with the node.
	parentElement	Retrieves the parent object in the object hierarchy.
	parentNode	Retrieves the parent object in the document hierarchy.
	parentTextEdit	Retrieves the container object in the document hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange containing the original object.
	pathname	Sets or retrieves the file name or path specified by the object.
	port	Sets or retrieves the port number associated with a URL.
	previousSibling	Retrieves a reference to the previous child of the parent for the object.
	protocol	Sets or retrieves the protocol portion of a URL.
	readyState	Retrieves the current state of the object.
role	role	Sets or retrieves the role for this element.
	scopeName	Gets the namespace defined for the element.
	search	Sets or retrieves the substring of the href property that follows the question mark.
SHAPE	shape	Sets or retrieves the shape of the object.
	sourceIndex	Retrieves the ordinal position of the object, in source order, as the object appears in the document's all collection.
STYLE		Sets an inline style for the element.
TABINDEX	tabIndex	Sets or retrieves the index that defines the tab order for the object.
	tagName	Retrieves the tag name of the object.
	tagUrn	Sets or gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) specified in the namespace declaration.
TARGET	target	Sets or retrieves the window or frame at which to target content.
TITLE	title	Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
	uniqueID	Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object.
UNSELECTABLE		Specifies that an element cannot be selected.

Behavior	Description
clientCaps	Provides information about features supported by Internet Explorer, as well as a way for installing browser components on demand.
download	Downloads a file and notifies a specified callback function when the download is complete.
homePage	Contains information about a user's homepage.
httpFolder	Contains scripting features that enable browser navigation to a folder view.
saveFavorite	Enables the object to persist data in a favorite Web site.
saveHistory	Enables the object to persist data in the browser history.
saveSnapshot	Enables the object to persist data when a Web page is saved.
time	Provides an active timeline for an HTML element.
time2	Provides an active timeline for an HTML element or group of elements.
userData	Enables the object to persist data in user data.

Collection	Description
all	Returns a reference to the collection of elements contained by the object.
attributes	Retrieves the collection of attributes belonging to the object.
behaviorUrns	Returns a collection of Uniform Resource Name (URN) strings identifying the behaviors attached to the element.
childNodes	Retrieves a collection of HTML Elements and TextNode objects that are direct descendants of the specified object.
children	Retrieves a collection of DHTML Objects that are direct descendants of the object.

Event	Description
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.
onbeforecopy	Fires on the source object before the selection is copied to the system clipboard.
onbeforecut	Fires on the source object before the selection is deleted from the document.
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.
onbeforepaste	Fires on the target object before the selection is pasted from the system clipboard to the document.
onbeforeupdate	Fires on a databound object before updating the associated data in the data source object.
onblur	Fires when the object loses the input focus.
oncellchange	Fires when data changes in the data provider.
onclick	Fires when the user clicks the left mouse button on the object.
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.
oncopy	Fires on the source element when the user copies the object or selection, adding it to the system clipboard.
oncut	Fires on the source element when the object or selection is removed from the document and added to the system clipboard.
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.
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.
ondrag	Fires on the source object continuously during a drag operation.
ondragend	Fires on the source object when the user releases the mouse at the close of a drag operation.
ondragenter	Fires on the target element when the user drags the object to a valid drop target.
ondragleave	Fires on the target object when the user moves the mouse out of a valid drop target during a drag operation.
ondragover	Fires on the target element continuously while the user drags the object over a valid drop target.
ondragstart	Fires on the source object when the user starts to drag a text selection or selected object.
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.
onfilterchange	Fires when a visual filter changes state or completes a transition.
onfocus	Fires when the object receives focus.
onfocusin	Fires for an element just prior to setting focus on that element.
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 browser is the active window.
onkeydown	Fires when the user presses a key.
onkeypress	Fires when the user presses an alphanumeric key.
onkeyup	Fires when the user releases a key.
onlayoutcomplete	Fires when the print or print preview layout process finishes filling the current LayoutRect object with content from the source document.
onlosecapture	Fires when the object loses the mouse capture.
onmousedown	Fires when the user clicks the object with either mouse button.
onmouseenter	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object.
onmouseleave	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object.
onmousemove	Fires when the user moves the mouse over the object.
onmouseout	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer outside the boundaries of the object.
onmouseover	Fires when the user moves the mouse pointer into the object.
onmouseup	Fires when the user releases a mouse button while the mouse is over the object.
onmousewheel	Fires when the wheel button is rotated.
onmove	Fires when the object moves.
onmoveend	Fires when the object stops moving.
onmovestart	Fires when the object starts to move.
onpaste	Fires on the target object when the user pastes data, transferring the data from the system clipboard to the document.
onpropertychange	Fires when a property changes on the object.
onreadystatechange	Fires when the state of the object has changed.
onresize	Fires when the size of the object is about to change.
onresizeend	Fires when the user finishes changing the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
onresizestart	Fires when the user begins to change the dimensions of the object in a control selection.
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.
onscroll	Fires when the user repositions the scroll box in the scroll bar on the object.
onselectstart	Fires when the object is being selected.
ontimeerror	Fires whenever a time-specific error occurs, usually as a result of setting a property to an invalid value.

Method	Description
addBehavior	Attaches a behavior to the element.
applyElement	Makes the element either a child or parent of another element.
attachEvent	Binds the specified function to an event, so that the function gets called whenever the event fires on the object.
blur	Causes the element to lose focus and fires the onblur event.
clearAttributes	Removes all attributes and values from the object.
click	Simulates a click by causing the onclick event to fire.
cloneNode	Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy.
componentFromPoint	Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events.
contains	Checks whether the given element is contained within the object.
detachEvent	Unbinds the specified function from the event, so that the function stops receiving notifications when the event fires.
doScroll	Simulates a click on a scroll bar component.
dragDrop	Initiates a drag event.
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.
getAdjacentText	Returns the adjacent text string.
getAttribute	Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttributeNode	Retrieves an attribute object referenced by the attribute.name property.
getBoundingClientRect	Retrieves an object that specifies the bounds of a collection of TextRectangle objects.
getClientRects	Retrieves a collection of rectangles that describes the layout of the contents of an object or range within the client. Each rectangle describes a single line.
getElementsByTagName	Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name.
getExpression	Retrieves the expression for the given property.
hasAttribute	Determines whether an attribute with the specified name exists.
hasChildNodes	Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.
insertAdjacentElement	Inserts an element at the specified location.
insertAdjacentHTML	Inserts the given HTML text into the element at the location.
insertAdjacentText	Inserts the given text into the element at the specified location.
mergeAttributes	Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element.
normalize	Merges adjacent TextNode objects to produce a normalized document object model.
releaseCapture	Removes mouse capture from the object in the current document.
removeAttribute	Removes an attribute from an object.
removeAttributeNode	Removes an attribute object from the object.
removeBehavior	Detaches a behavior from the element.
removeExpression	Removes the expression from the specified property.
replaceAdjacentText	Replaces the text adjacent to the element.
scrollIntoView	Causes the object to scroll into view, aligning it either at the top or bottom of the window.
setActive	Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object.
setAttribute	Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttributeNode	Sets an attribute object node as part of the object.
setCapture	Sets the mouse capture to the object that belongs to the current document.
setExpression	Sets an expression for the specified object.
swapNode	Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy.

Object	Description
HTMLAreaElement Constructor	Defines the properties and methods inherited by objects in the HTMLAreaElement Constructor prototype chain.

Style attribute	Style property	Description
-ms-behavior	behavior	Sets or retrieves the location of the Dynamic HTML (DHTML) behavior.

Remarks

Internet Explorer 8 and later. In IE8 mode, the title attribute is preferred over the alt attribute when specified as a pop-up tooltip for an img or a map element. In addition, the value of the href attribute depends on the current document compatibility mode.
Any number of area elements can be contained within the same map element.
The format of the coords value depends on the value of the shape attribute.
This element is not rendered.
This element does not require a closing tag.

Example

The following example uses the area element inside a parent map element to create an image map of the solar system. Each area element defines and provides a link to an image on the map using the coords and shape attributes to specify its dimensions and shape, respectively; and the title attribute to provide a descriptive pop-up tooltip when pointed to with the mouse. A tooltip is especially useful if the image file is missing or cannot be displayed for whatever reason.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" 
  "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
 <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8"/>
  <title>Image Map Example</title>
  <base href="http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com"/>
</head>
<body>
<p><img src="/workshop/graphics/solarsys.gif" width=504 height=126 border=0
    title="Solar System" usemap="#SystemMap"/></p>

	<map name="SystemMap">
	  <area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126"
	    href="/workshop/graphics/sun.gif" title="Sun"/>
	  <area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3"
	    href="/workshop/graphics/merglobe.gif" title="Mercury"/>
	  <area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8"
	    href="/workshop/graphics/venglobe.gif" title="Venus"/>
	  <area shape="circle" coords="162,58,10"
	    href="/workshop/graphics/earglobe.gif" title="Earth"/>
	  <area shape="circle" coords="203,58,8"
	    href="/workshop/graphics/marglobe.gif" title="Mars"/>
	  <area shape="poly" coords="221,34,238,37,257,32,278,44,284,60,
	    281,75,288,91,267,87,253,89,237,81,229,64,228,54"
	    href="/workshop/graphics/jupglobe.gif" title="Jupiter"/>
	  <area shape="poly" coords="288,19,316,39,330,37,348,47,351,66,
	    349,74,367,105,337,85,324,85,307,77,303,60,307,50"
	    href="/workshop/graphics/satglobe.gif" title="Saturn"/>
	  <area shape="poly" coords="405,39,408,50,411,57,410,71,404,78,
	    393,80,383,86,381,75,376,69,376,56,380,48,393,44"
	    href="/workshop/graphics/uraglobe.gif" title="Uranus"/>
	  <area shape="poly" coords="445,38,434,49,431,53,427,62,430,72,
	    435,77,445,92,456,77,463,72,463,62,462,53,455,47"
	    href="/workshop/graphics/nepglobe.gif" title="Neptune"/>
	  <area shape="circle" coords="479,66,3"
	    href="/workshop/graphics/pluglobe.gif" title="Pluto"/>
	</map>
</body>
</html>

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Standards Information

This object is defined in HTML 3.2 and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .