Returns the adjacent text string.
Syntax
object.getAdjacentText(where)Parameters
- where [in]
-
Type: String
A String that specifies where the text is located by using one of the following values.
beforeBegin
-
Text is returned immediately before the element.
afterBegin
-
Text is returned after the start of the element but before all other content in the element.
beforeEnd
-
Text is returned immediately before the end of the element but after all other content in the element.
afterEnd
-
Text is returned immediately after the end of the element.
Return value
Type: String
Returns the first adjacent text string.Standards information
There are no standards that apply here.
Examples
This example uses the getAdjacentText method to find specific text.
<SCRIPT>
function fnFind(){
var sWhere = oSel.options[oSel.selectedIndex].text;
console.log(oPara.getAdjacentText(sWhere));
}
</SCRIPT>
This is the text before (beforeBegin).
<P ID=oPara>
This is the text after (afterBegin).
<B>A few extra words.</B>
This is the text before (beforeEnd).
</P>
This is the text after (afterEnd).
<SELECT ID=oSel>
<OPTION SELECTED>beforeBegin
<OPTION>afterBegin
<OPTION>beforeEnd
<OPTION>afterEnd
</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Find text" onclick="fnFind()">
See also
- a
- abbr
- address
- area
- b
- base
- bdo
- blockQuote
- body
- br
- button
- caption
- cite
- code
- col
- colGroup
- comment
- custom
- dd
- del
- div
- dl
- dt
- em
- embed
- fieldSet
- form
- head
- hn
- hr
- html
- i
- iframe
- img
- input type=button
- input type=checkbox
- input type=file
- input type=hidden
- input type=image
- input type=password
- input type=radio
- input type=reset
- input type=submit
- input type=text
- ins
- kbd
- label
- legend
- li
- link
- map
- object
- ol
- option
- p
- pre
- q
- s
- samp
- script
- select
- small
- span
- strong
- sub
- sup
- table
- tBody
- td
- textArea
- tFoot
- th
- tHead
- title
- tr
- u
- ul
- var
Build date: 11/28/2012
