namespaces Collection (document, HTMLDocument Constructor)

namespaces Collection

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namespaces Collection

Retrieves a collection of namespace objects.

Syntax

[ oNamespace = ] object.namespaces
[ oObject = ] object.namespaces(iIndex)

Possible Values

oNamespace Array of namespace objects.
oObject Reference to an individual item in the array of elements contained by the object.
iIndex Required. Integer that specifies the zero-based index of the item to be returned.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the namespaces object.

Attributes/Properties

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Methods
Prototypes

Property Description
length Sets or retrieves the number of objects in a collection.

Method Description
add Creates a new namespace object and adds it to the collection.
item Retrieves a namespace object from the namespaces collection.

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

Example

This sample demonstrates how to programmatically retrieve the names for all namespaces within the primary document.

<HTML XMLNS:firstNS
      XMLNS:secondNS
      XMLNS:thirdNS>

<HEAD>
<?IMPORT NAMESPACE="firstNS" IMPLEMENTATION="some_namespace.htc">
<?IMPORT NAMESPACE="secondNS" IMPLEMENTATION="some_namespace.htc">
<?IMPORT NAMESPACE="thirdNS" IMPLEMENTATION="some_namespace.htc">

<SCRIPT>
function getNS(){
    // Retrieving the namespace's name two different ways.
    var strInfo = "The following methods demonstrate how to retrieve a "
    strInfo += "namespace's name.\n\n";
    for(x = 0; x < document.namespaces.length; x++){
        oRow = oTable.insertRow();
        //Create cell with the Index.
        oCell = oRow.insertCell();
        oCell.align = 'center';
        oCell.innerText = x;
        /* Create cell with the namespace name using
            document.namespaces.item(iIndex).name. */
        oCell = oRow.insertCell();
        oCell.align = 'center';
        oCell.innerText = document.namespaces.item(x).name;
        /* Create cell with the namespace name using
            document.namespaces(iIndex).name. */
        oCell = oRow.insertCell();
        oCell.align = 'center';
        oCell.innerText = document.namespaces(x).name;
    }
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>

<BODY>

<TABLE id="oTable" BORDER=1>
    <TR>
        <TH>Index</TH>
        <TH>Using<BR>document.namespaces.item(iIndex).name</TH>
        <TH>Using<BR>document.namespaces(iIndex).name</TH>
    </TR>
</TABLE>
<BR>
<BUTTON id="btn1" onclick="getNS();">Retrieve names</BUTTON>

</BODY>
</HTML>

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Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this collection.

Applies To

document, HTMLDocument Constructor

See Also

Introduction to Viewlink, About Element Behaviors

oNamespace	Array of namespace objects.
oObject	Reference to an individual item in the array of elements contained by the object.
iIndex	Required. Integer that specifies the zero-based index of the item to be returned.