outerHTML property

Sets or retrieves the object and its content in HTML.

Syntax

JavaScript	`text = object.outerHTML`

Property values

Type: String

content and HTML tags.

Remarks

The outerHTML property is read-only on the caption, col, colGroup, html, head, body, frameSet, tBody, td, tFoot, th, tHead, and tr objects.

The property can be any valid string containing a combination of text and tags.

When the property is set, the given string completely replaces the object, including its start and end tags. If the string contains HTML tags, the string is parsed and formatted as it is placed into the document.

You can set this property only after the onload event fires on the window. When dynamically creating a tag using TextRange, innerHTML, or outerHTML, use JavaScript to create new events to handle the newly formed tags.

You can change the value of the title element using the document.title property.

To change the contents of the table, tFoot, tHead, and tr elements, use the table object model. For example, use the rowIndex property or the rows collection to retrieve a reference to a specific table row. You can add or delete rows using the insertRow and deleteRow methods. To retrieve a reference to a specific cell, use the cellIndex property or the cells collection. You can add or delete rows using the insertCell and deleteCell methods. To change the content of a particular cell, use the innerHTML property. This property is accessible at run time. Removing elements at run time, before the closing tag has been parsed, can prevent other areas of the document from rendering.

Examples

This example uses the outerHTML property to copy an object, accompanying attributes, and children to a list when a user clicks one of the objects.

JavaScript


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
  <title>Fonts</title>
</head>

<body>
  <ul id="ulList">
    <li><strong>Bold text</strong></li>
    <li><em>Italic text</em></li>
    <li><u>Underlined text</u></li>
    <li><strike>Strikeout text</strike></li> <!-- <strike> not supported in HTML5 -->
  </ul>
  <div id="oScratch"></div>
  <script>
    document.getElementById('ulList').addEventListener('click', fnCopyHTML, false);

    function fnCopyHTML(evt) {
      var oWorkItem = evt.target;
      if ((oWorkItem.tagName != "ul") && (oWorkItem.tagName != "li")) {
        alert("Adding " + oWorkItem.outerHTML + " to the list.");
        oScratch.innerHTML += oWorkItem.outerHTML + "<br />";
      }
    }
  </script>
</body>

</html>

outerHTML property

Syntax

Property values

Remarks

Examples

See also