isindex element | isIndex object
This element is obsolete and should no longer be used. Use form and input type=text field instead.
Causes the browser to display a dialog window that prompts the user for a single line of input.
HTML information
| Closing Tag | required |
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| CSS Display | block |
DOM Information
Inheritance Hierarchy
Members
The isIndex object has these types of members:
Events
The isIndex object has these events.
| Event | Description |
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| abort |
Fires when the user aborts the download. |
| activate |
Fires when the object is set as the active element. |
| afterupdate |
Fires on a databound object after successfully updating the associated data in the data source object. |
| beforecopy |
Fires on the source object before the selection is copied to the system clipboard. |
| beforeeditfocus |
Fires before an object contained in an editable element enters a UI Activation state or when an editable container object is control selection. |
| beforeupdate |
Fires on a databound object before updating the associated data in the data source object. |
| blur |
Fires when the object loses the input focus. |
| cellchange |
Fires when data changes in the data provider. |
| change |
Fires when the contents of the object or selection have changed. |
| controlselect |
Fires when the user is about to make a control selection of the object. |
| dataavailable |
Fires periodically as data arrives from data source objects that asynchronously transmit their data. |
| datasetchanged |
Fires when the data set exposed by a data source object changes. |
| deactivate |
Fires when the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document. |
| error |
Fires when an error occurs during object loading. |
| errorupdate |
Fires on a databound object when an error occurs while updating the associated data in the data source object. |
| filterchange |
Fires when a visual filter changes state or completes a transition. |
| focus |
Fires when the object receives focus. |
| input |
Occurs when the text content of an element is changed through the user interface. |
| layoutcomplete |
Fires when the print or print preview layout process finishes filling the current LayoutRect object with content from the source document. |
| load |
Fires immediately after the client loads the object. |
| move |
Fires when the object moves. |
| moveend |
Fires when the object stops moving. |
| movestart |
Fires when the object starts to move. |
| onbeforedeactivate |
Fires immediately before the activeElement is changed from the current object to another object in the parent document. |
| ondatasetcomplete |
Fires to indicate that all data is available from the data source object. |
| onselect |
Fires when the current selection changes. |
| readystatechange |
Fires when the state of the object has changed. |
| reset |
Fires when the user resets a form. |
| resize |
Fires when the size of the object is about to change. |
| resizeend |
Fires when the user finishes changing the dimensions of the object in a control selection. |
| resizestart |
Fires when the user begins to change the dimensions of the object in a control selection. |
| rowenter |
Fires to indicate that the current row has changed in the data source and new data values are available on the object. |
| rowexit |
Fires just before the data source control changes the current row in the object. |
| rowsdelete |
Fires when rows are about to be deleted from the recordset. |
| rowsinserted |
Fires just after new rows are inserted in the current recordset. |
| scroll |
Fires when the user repositions the scroll box in the scroll bar on the object. |
Methods
The isIndex object has these methods.
| Method | Description |
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| addBehavior |
Attaches a behavior to the element. |
| applyElement |
Makes the element either a child or parent of another element. |
| blur |
Causes the element to lose focus and fires the onblur event. |
| clearAttributes |
Removes all attributes and values from the object. |
| click |
Simulates a click by causing the onclick event to fire. |
| componentFromPoint |
Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events. |
| contains |
Checks whether the given element is contained within the object. |
| doScroll |
Note
doScroll is no longer supported. Starting with IE11, use scrollLeft or scrollTop. For info, see Compatibility changes.
Simulates a click on a scroll bar component. |
| dragDrop |
Initiates a drag event. |
| fireEvent |
Fires a specified event on the object. |
| focus |
Causes the element to receive the focus and executes the code specified by the onfocus event. |
| getAttributeNode |
Retrieves an attribute object referenced by the attribute.name property. |
| getAttributeNodeNS |
Gets an attribute object that matches the specified namespace and name. |
| getAttributeNS |
Gets the value of the specified attribute within the specified namespace. |
| getBoundingClientRect |
Retrieves an object that specifies the bounds of a collection of TextRectangle objects. |
| getClientRects |
Retrieves a collection of rectangles that describes the layout of the contents of an object or range within the client. Each rectangle describes a single line. |
| getElementsByClassName |
Gets a collection of objects that are based on the value of the class attribute. |
| getElementsByTagNameNS |
Gets a collection of objects that are based on the specified element names within a specified namespace. |
| hasAttribute |
Determines whether an attribute with the specified name exists. |
| hasAttributeNS |
Determines whether an attribute that has the specified namespace and name exists. |
| hasAttributes |
Determines whether one or more attributes exist for the object. |
| insertAdjacentHTML |
Inserts the given HTML text into the element at the location. |
| insertAdjacentText |
Inserts the given text into the element at the specified location. |
| msMatchesSelector |
Determines whether an object matches the specified selector. |
| normalize |
Merges adjacent DOM objects to produce a normalized document object model. |
| querySelector |
Retrieves the first DOM element node from descendants of the starting element node that match any selector within the supplied selector string. |
| querySelectorAll |
Retrieves all DOM element nodes from descendants of the starting element node that match any selector within the supplied selector strings. |
| removeAttributeNode |
Removes an attribute object from the object. |
| removeAttributeNS |
Removes the specified attribute from the object. |
| removeBehavior |
Detaches a behavior from the element. |
| replaceAdjacentText |
Replaces the text adjacent to the element. |
| setActive |
Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object. |
| setAttributeNode |
Sets an attribute object node as part of the object. |
| setAttributeNodeNS |
Sets an attribute object as part of the object. |
| setAttributeNS |
Sets the value of the specified attribute within the specified namespace. |
| setCapture |
Sets the mouse capture to the object that belongs to the current document. |
Properties
The isIndex object has these properties.
| Property | Description |
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Sets or retrieves the access key for the object. | |
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Sets or retrieves the URL to which the form content is sent for processing. | |
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Specifies whether the element and its contents must be selected as a whole, indivisible unit. | |
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Retrieves a collection of attributes of the object. | |
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Gets a string value that indicates whether the content in the block element flows from left to right, or from right to left. | |
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Gets a value indicating whether the object can contain child objects. | |
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Retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup. | |
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Sets or retrieves the class of the object. | |
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Retrieves the height of the object including padding, but not including margin, border, or scroll bar. | |
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Retrieves the distance between the offsetLeft property and the true left side of the client area. | |
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Retrieves the distance between the offsetTop property and the true top of the client area. | |
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Retrieves the width of the object including padding, but not including margin, border, or scroll bar. | |
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Returns a reference to the constructor of an object. | |
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Sets or retrieves the string that indicates whether the user can edit the content of the object. | |
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Sets or gets the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object. | |
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Retrieves a reference to the form that the object is embedded in. | |
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Sets or gets the value that indicates whether the object visibly shows that it has focus. | |
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Sets or retrieves the string identifying the object. | |
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Sets or retrieves the HTML between the start and end tags of the object. | |
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Sets or retrieves the text between the start and end tags of the object. | |
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Gets the value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the object. | |
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Gets the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object. | |
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Retrieves the value indicating whether the content of the object contains one or more lines. | |
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Retrieves whether a TextRange object can be created using the object. | |
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Sets or retrieves the language to use. | |
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Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written. Note This has been superceded by the type attribute for the script element. If you are using javascript alone, you don't need to specify a type or language with the script element.
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Retrieves the height of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property. | |
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Retrieves a reference to the container object that defines the offsetTop and offsetLeft properties of the object. | |
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Retrieves the width of the object relative to the layout or coordinate parent, as specified by the offsetParent property. | |
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Sets or retrieves the object and its content in HTML. | |
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Sets or retrieves the text of the object. | |
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Retrieves the parent object in the object hierarchy. | |
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Retrieves the container object in the document hierarchy that can be used to create a TextRange containing the original object. | |
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Retrieves the current state of the object. | |
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Retrieves the ordinal record from the data set that generated the object. | |
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Sets or retrieves the role for this element. | |
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Gets the namespace defined for the element. This property is not supported for Windows apps using JavaScript. | |
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Retrieves the scrolling height of the object. | |
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Sets or retrieves the distance between the left edge of the object and the leftmost portion of the content currently visible in the window. | |
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Sets or retrieves the distance between the top of the object and the topmost portion of the content currently visible in the window. | |
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Retrieves the scrolling width of the object. | |
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Retrieves the ordinal position of the object, in source order, as the object appears in the document's all collection. | |
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Sets an inline style for the element. | |
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Sets or retrieves the index that defines the tab order for the object. | |
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Retrieves the tag name of the object. | |
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Sets or gets the URN specified in the namespace declaration. This property is not supported for Windows apps using JavaScript. | |
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Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object. | |
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Retrieves the element's unique number. |
Standards information
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 17.8 (Deprecated)
Remarks
In HTML 4, this element is deprecated; input is recommended for use instead. The tagName property for isIndex returns input.
The isIndex element belongs in the body of the document.
This element is treated as an input object inside a form object. To access the element from script, you must use the all collection of the document object. For example, the syntax for accessing the disabled property of a isIndex object is:
document.all.oIsindex.disabled=false;
Examples
This example uses the isIndex element to replace the default prompt.
<isindex prompt="Enter a keyword to search for in the index">
See also