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HtmlElement Class

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Represents an HTML element in the Document Object Model (DOM) of a Web page.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Windows.Browser.ScriptObject
    System.Windows.Browser.HtmlObject
      System.Windows.Browser.HtmlElement

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

Syntax

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

The HtmlElement type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property Children Gets a read-only collection of HTML elements that are immediate descendants of the current HTML element.
Public property CssClass Gets or sets the cascading style sheet (CSS) class string for the current HTML element.
Public property Dispatcher Gets an instance of the dispatcher. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public property Id Gets the identifier of the current HTML element.
Public property ManagedObject Gets the underlying managed object reference of the ScriptObject. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
Public property Parent Gets a reference to the parent of the current HTML element.
Public property TagName Gets the HTML tag name of the current HTML element.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method AppendChild(HtmlElement) Adds an element to the end of the child collection for the current HTML element.
Public method AppendChild(HtmlElement, HtmlElement) Adds an element at a specified location in the child element collection for the current HTML element.
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 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 Focus Sets the browser focus to the current HTML element.
Public method GetAttribute Gets the value of the specified attribute on the current HTML element.
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 GetStyleAttribute Retrieves the specified style attribute for the current HTML element.
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 RemoveAttribute Removes an attribute from the current HTML element.
Public method RemoveChild Removes the specified element from the child element collection of the current HTML element.
Public method RemoveStyleAttribute Removes a style attribute on the current HTML element.
Public method SetAttribute Sets the value of an attribute on the current HTML element.
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 SetStyleAttribute Sets the value of a style attribute on the current HTML element.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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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

In the documentation for this class, "current HTML element" refers to the HTML element that is represented by the HtmlElement object.

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.