mergeAttributes method (Windows)

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Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element.

Syntax

object.mergeAttributes(mergeThis, pvarFlags)

Parameters

mergeThis [in]

Type: IHTMLElement

Pointer to an Object that specifies the attributes copied to the object that invokes mergeAttributes.

pvarFlags [in, optional]

Type: Variant

Available as of a Windows Store app using JavaScript. Pointer to a Boolean that specifies one of the following values:

true: Default. Preserve the identity of the object to which attributes are being merged.
false: Do not preserve the identity of the object to which attributes are being merged.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Remarks

The mergeAttributes method copies persistent HTML attributes, events, and styles.

Examples

This example uses the mergeAttributes method to copy attributes, events, and styles from one object to another.


<script type="text/javascript">
function fnMerge(){
   oSource.children[1].mergeAttributes(oSource.children[0]);
}
</script>
<span id="oSource">
<div 
    id="oDiv" 
    attribute1="true" 
    attribute2="true" 
    onclick="console.log('click');" 
    onmouseover="this.style.color='#0000FF';" 
    onmouseout="this.style.color='#000000';"
>
    This is a sample <b>div</b> element.
</div>
<div id="oDiv2">
    This is another sample <b>div</b> element. 
</div>
</span>
<input 
    type="button" 
    value="Merge Attributes" 
    onclick="fnMerge()"
>

mergeAttributes method