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xmp element | xmp object

This element is obsolete and should no longer be used. Use CSS font or whiteSpace instead.

Renders text used for examples in a fixed-width font.

HTML information

Closing Tag	required
CSS Display	inline

DOM Information

Inheritance Hierarchy

Node

Element

xmp

Members

The xmp object has these types of members:

Methods
Properties

Methods

The xmp object has these methods.

Method	Description
applyElement	Makes the element either a child or parent of another element.
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.
componentFromPoint	Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events.
contains	Checks whether the given element is contained within the object.
doScroll	Simulates a click on a scroll bar component.
focus	Causes the element to receive the focus and executes the code specified by the onfocus event.
getAttribute	Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
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.
getElementsByClassName	Gets a collection of objects that are based on the value of the class attribute.
getElementsByTagName	Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name.
hasAttributes	Determines whether one or more attributes exist for the object.
mergeAttributes	Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element.
msMatchesSelector	Determines whether an object matches the specified selector.
removeAttribute	Removes an attribute from an object.
replaceAdjacentText	Replaces the text adjacent to the element.
setActive	Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object.
setAttribute	Sets the value of the specified attribute.

Properties

The xmp object has these properties.

Property	Description
accessKey	Sets or retrieves the access key for the object.
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.
canHaveChildren	Gets a value indicating whether the object can contain child objects.
canHaveHTML	Retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup.
className	Sets or retrieves the class of the object.
clear	Sets or retrieves the side on which floating objects are not to be positioned when any IHTMLBlockElement is inserted into the document.
clientHeight	Retrieves the height of the object including padding, but not including margin, border, or scroll bar.
clientLeft	Retrieves the distance between the offsetLeft property and the true left side of the client area.
clientTop	Retrieves the distance between the offsetTop property and the true top of the client area.
clientWidth	Retrieves the width of the object including padding, but not including margin, border, or scroll bar.
contentEditable	Sets or retrieves the string that indicates whether the user can edit the content of the object.
dir	Sets or retrieves the reading order of the object.
hideFocus	Sets or gets the value that indicates whether the object visibly shows that it has focus.
id	Sets or retrieves the string identifying the object.
innerHTML	Sets or retrieves the HTML between the start and end tags of the object.
innerText	Sets or retrieves the text between the start and end tags of 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.
lang	Sets or retrieves the language to use.
language	Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written. Note This has been superceded by the type attribute for the script element. If you are using javascript alone, you don't need to specify a type or language with the script element.
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.
readyState	Retrieves the current state of the object.
role	Sets or retrieves the role for this element.
scrollHeight	Retrieves the scrolling height of the object.
scrollLeft	Sets or retrieves the distance between the left edge of the object and the leftmost portion of the content currently visible in the window.
scrollTop	Sets or retrieves the distance between the top of the object and the topmost portion of the content currently visible in the window.
scrollWidth	Retrieves the scrolling width 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	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 URN specified in the namespace declaration. This property is not supported for Windows Store apps using JavaScript.
title	Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
uniqueID	Retrieves an autogenerated, unique identifier for the object.
uniqueNumber	Retrieves the element's unique number.

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Remarks

Use of this element is no longer recommended. Use the PRE or SAMP element instead.

HTML elements within an XMP element render as text, not as HTML-formatted elements.

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