designMode property

Sets or gets a value that indicates whether the document can be edited.

Syntax

Property values

Type: String

on

Document can be edited.

off | inherit

Default. Document cannot be edited.

Remarks

Starting with Internet Explorer 11, the returned property values are lower case rather than capitalized.

You cannot execute script when the value of the designMode property is set to on.

You can use the designMode property to put Windows Internet Explorer into a mode so that you can edit the current document.

While the browser is in design mode, objects enter a UI-activated state when the user presses ENTER, clicks an object that has focus, or double-clicks the object. Objects that are UI-activated have their own window in the document. You can modify the UI only when the object is in a UI-activated state.

See also

document

Introduction to MSHTML Editing