HtmlDocument Class

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Represents the HTML document in the browser.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Windows.Browser.ScriptObject
    System.Windows.Browser.HtmlObject
      System.Windows.Browser.HtmlDocument

Namespace:  System.Windows.Browser
Assembly:  System.Windows.Browser (in System.Windows.Browser.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class HtmlDocument _
    Inherits HtmlObject
public sealed class HtmlDocument : HtmlObject

The HtmlDocument type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property Body Gets a reference to the BODY element of the HTML document.
Public property Cookies Gets or sets the browser's cookie string.
Public property Dispatcher Gets an instance of the dispatcher. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public property DocumentElement Gets a reference to the browser's DOCUMENT element.
Public property DocumentUri Gets a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) object that represents the HTML document on which the Silverlight plug-in is hosted.
Public property IsReady Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the browser has completely loaded the HTML page.
Public property ManagedObject Gets the underlying managed object reference of the ScriptObject. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public property QueryString Gets a navigable, read-only collection of name/value pairs that represent the query string parameters on the current page's URL.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method AttachEvent(String, EventHandler) Attaches the specified .NET Framework event handler (EventHandler) to the specified event on the current Document Object Model (DOM) object. (Inherited from HtmlObject.)
Public method AttachEvent(String, EventHandler<HtmlEventArgs>) Attaches the specified .NET Framework event handler (EventHandler<TEventArgs>) to the specified event on the current Document Object Model (DOM) object. (Inherited from HtmlObject.)
Public method CheckAccess Determines whether the current thread is the browser's UI thread. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Protected method ConvertTo(Type, Boolean) Converts the current object to a specified type. This method is not supported. (Inherited from HtmlObject.)
Public method ConvertTo<T>() Converts the current scriptable object to a specified type. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public method CreateElement Creates a browser element.
Public method DetachEvent(String, EventHandler) Detaches the specified.NET Framework event handler (EventHandler) from the specified event on the current Document Object Model (DOM) object. (Inherited from HtmlObject.)
Public method DetachEvent(String, EventHandler<HtmlEventArgs>) Detaches the specified .NET Framework event handler (EventHandler<TEventArgs>) from the specified event on the current Document Object Model (DOM) object. (Inherited from HtmlObject.)
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Frees resources and performs other cleanup operations before the scriptable object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public method GetElementById Gets a single browser element.
Public method GetElementsByTagName Gets a collection of browser elements.
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetProperty(Int32) Gets the value of a property that is identified by ordinal number on the current scriptable object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public method GetProperty(String) Gets the value of a property that is identified by name on the current scriptable object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Initialize Infrastructure. Initializes a scriptable object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public method Invoke Invokes a method on the current scriptable object, and optionally passes in one or more method parameters. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public method InvokeSelf Invokes the current ScriptObject and assumes that it represents a JavaScript method. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method SetProperty(Int32, Object) Sets the value of a property that is identified by ordinal number on the current scriptable object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public method SetProperty(String, Object) Sets a property that is identified by name on the current scriptable object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public method Submit() Posts user data from the FORM element in the browser's Document Object Model (DOM) to the server.
Public method Submit(String) Posts user data from the specified FORM element to the server.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Events

  Name Description
Public event DocumentReady Occurs when the browser page has completely loaded.

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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method IDynamicMetaObjectProvider.GetMetaObject Returns the DynamicMetaObject responsible for binding operations performed on this object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)

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Remarks

You can use two Silverlight classes to access and manipulate the Document Object Model (DOM): HtmlPage and HtmlDocument.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.