SPAN XHTML Element

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The SPAN element specifies an inline text container. SPAN does not alter how the contained content is rendered.

Using this Element

There are some common properties and collections that apply to all the elements of the document object model, see Common Properties for All DOM Elements in Internet Explorer Mobile.

This element can be used within a web page with attributes.

This element can be used within scripts where it will have properties, events and methods.

Attributes

Attribute Value PPC SP Description
ALIGN   Yes Yes  
  center Yes Yes  
  left Yes Yes  
  right Yes Yes  
CLASS   Yes Yes Associates the element with a CSS style.
Note   Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2003 software or later.
ID   Yes Yes Uniquely identifies the element within a document.
Note   Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2003 software or later.
STYLE   Yes Yes Provides the definition of the CSS styles used for this element.
Note   Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2003 software or later.

Scripting Properties

Property Data Type Access Description
id String Read Only Uniquely identifies the object within a document.
innerHTML String Read/Write
Note   Write-only for devices running Smartphone 2002 and PocketPC 2002 software or earlier
Sets or retrieves the HTML between the start and end tags of the object.
innerText String Read/Write Sets or retrieves the text between the start and end tags of the object.

Scripting Events

This element has no associated events.

Scripting Methods

This property has no associated methods.

Requirements

Pocket PC: Windows Mobile 5.0 and later
Smartphone: Windows Mobile 5.0 and later
OS Versions: Windows CE 5.01 and later

See Also

XHTML Elements

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