name property

Gets the name of the root element of a document type.

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification, Section 1.5

Syntax

JavaScript	`p = object.name`

Property values

Type: String

The root element name

Standards information

Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification, Section 1.5

Remarks

The value of the name property corresponds to the TopElement attribute of a !DOCTYPE directive.

Examples

The following example shows the name property with respect to a !DOCTYPE directive.

JavaScript


<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

<html>
<head>
  <title>IE9 Doctype Sample: Name</title>
  <meta name="x-ua-compatible" content="ie=9">
  <script type="text/javascript">
    function showInfo() {
      var s = document.doctype.name;
      console.log(s); // Displays "HTML".
  }
  </script>
</head>

<body>
  <button onclick="showInfo();">Click Me!</button>
</body>
</html>