getAdjacentText method
Returns the adjacent text string.
Syntax
object.getAdjacentText(where)Parameters
- where [in]
-
Type: String
A String that specifies where the text is located by using one of the following values.
-
Text is returned immediately before the element.
-
Text is returned after the start of the element but before all other content in the element.
-
Text is returned immediately before the end of the element but after all other content in the element.
-
Text is returned immediately after the end of the element.
Return value
Type: String
Returns the first adjacent text string.Standards information
There are no standards that apply here.
Examples
This example uses the getAdjacentText method to find specific text.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>getAdjacentText</title> </head> <body> This is the text before (beforeBegin). <p id="oPara"> This is the text after (afterBegin). <strong>A few extra words.</strong> This is the text before (beforeEnd). </p> This is the text after (afterEnd). <select id="oSel"> <option selected>beforeBegin</option> <option>afterBegin</option> <option>beforeEnd</option> <option>afterEnd</option> </select> <input type="button" value="Find text" onclick="fnFind()" /> <script> function fnFind() { var oSel = document.getElementById('oSel'); var sWhere = oSel.options[oSel.selectedIndex].text; alert(document.getElementById('oPara').getAdjacentText(sWhere)); } </script> </body> </html>
See also
- a
- abbr
- acronym
- address
- applet
- area
- b
- base
- baseFont
- bdo
- big
- blockQuote
- body
- br
- button
- caption
- center
- cite
- code
- col
- colGroup
- comment
- custom
- dd
- del
- dfn
- dir
- div
- dl
- dt
- em
- embed
- fieldSet
- font
- form
- frame
- frameSet
- head
- hn
- hr
- html
- i
- iframe
- img
- input type=button
- input type=checkbox
- input type=email
- input type=file
- input type=hidden
- input type=image
- input type=number
- input type=password
- input type=radio
- input type=range
- input type=reset
- input type=search
- input type=submit
- input type=tel
- input type=text
- input type=url
- ins
- kbd
- label
- legend
- li
- link
- listing
- map
- marquee
- menu
- nextID
- object
- ol
- option
- p
- plainText
- pre
- q
- s
- samp
- script
- select
- small
- span
- strike
- strong
- sub
- sup
- table
- tBody
- td
- textArea
- tFoot
- th
- tHead
- title
- tr
- tt
- u
- ul
- var
- xmp