HTML DOM Level 2 Reference: Document

Represents an HTML or XML document.

Browser/User Agent Support

IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

Constructors

Constructor IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
Document Constructor
Creates a new instance of a Document object.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

Constructor	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
Document Constructor Creates a new instance of a Document object.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

Properties

Property IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
activeElement
Reference to the Element that currently has focus.
4.0+ no no no no no

alinkColor
Specifies the color of active links.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

anchors
Array of all of the Anchor objects in a document.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

applets
Array of all of the Applet objects in a document.
4.0+ 1.0+ 3.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

bgColor
Background color of a document.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

body
Reference to the body or frameset element.
4.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

charset
Character set of the document.
4.0+ no no no no no

characterSet
Character set of the document.
no 1.0+ 6.0+ no 1.0+ no

classes
Array of style properties for CSS classes.
no no 4.0+ no no no

compatMode
Indicates whether the document has standards-compliant mode turned on.
6.0+ 1.75+ 7.0+ no no no

cookie
Value of the cookie that the browser has set for the document.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

defaultCharset
Default character set for the document.
4.0+ no no no no no

designMode
Specifies that design mode for an HTML document is "on" or "off."
5.0+ 1.4+ 7.0+ no no no

dir
Text direction of the content in the document.
5.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ no no no

doctype
Document Data Type (DTD) associated with this document.
6.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ no no

documentElement
Root element in a document.
5.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

domain
Internet domain of the document.
4.0+ 1.0+ 3.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

embeds
Array of all embedded objects in the document.
4.0+ 1.0+ 3.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

expando
Indicates whether a client-side object may have instance properties added to it.
4.0+ no no no no no

fgColor
Font color of the document text.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

fileCreatedDate
Date that the document was created.
4.0+ no no no no no

fileModifiedDate
Date that the document was last modified.
4.0+ no no no no no

fileSize
File size (in bytes) of the document.
4.0+ no no no no no

forms
Array of all of the Forms in the document.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

frames
Array of all of the Frames in the document.
4.0+ no no no no no

height
Height of the entire HTML document (in pixels).
no 1.0+ 4.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

ids
Array of style properties in the document set by the Id attribute.
no no 4.0+ no no no

images
Array of Image objects in the document.
4.0+ 1.0+ 3.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

implementation
Object that specifies whether or not and at what level the browser supports the specified feature.
6.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

lastModified
Date that the document was last modified.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

layers
Array of all of the Layer elements in the document.
no no 4.0+ no no no

linkColor
Color of the unvisited links in the document.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

links
Array of all of the links in the document.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

location
Complete URL of the document.
3.0+ no 3-4 no no no

media
The media that the document is intended for.
5.5+ no no no no no

mimeType
Information about the document MIME type.
5.0+ no no no no no

namespaces
Array of the XML Namespaces for a document.
5.5+ no no no no no

onactivate
Fires when the element becomes active.
4.0+ no no no no no

onbeforecut
Fires immediately before the selection is cut to the clipboard.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

onbeforedeactivate
Fires immediately before the element stops being the active element.
4.0+ no no no no no

onbeforeeditfocus
Fires immediately before the element receives focus prior to being edited.
4.0+ no no no no no

onbeforepaste
Fires immediately before the selection is pasted from the clipboard to the element.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

onclick
Fires when the element is clicked.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 4.0+ 1.0+ no

oncontextmenu
Fires when the element is right-clicked and the context menu opens.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

oncontrolselect
Fires immediately before the element is selected.
4.0+ no no no no no

oncut
Fires when the element is cut to the clipboard.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

ondblclick
Fires when the element is double-clicked.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 4.0+ 1.0+ no

ondrag
Fires when the element is dragged.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

ondragend
Fires when the element is released from being dragged.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

ondragenter
Fires when the element has another object dragged onto it that can be dropped on the element.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

ondragleave
Fires when an element has an object dragged out of it that could be dropped onto the element.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

ondragover
Fires when an element has an object dragged over it that could be dropped onto the element.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

ondragstart
Fires immediately before an element is dragged.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

ondrop
Fires when an object is dropped onto the element.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

onhelp
Fires when a user presses the F1 key to activate help.
4.0+ no no no no no

onkeydown
Fires when a user presses down on a key while the element has focus.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 4.0+ 1.0+ no

onkeypress
Fires when a user presses a key or holds down the key while the element has focus.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 4.0+ 1.0+ no

onkeyup
Fires when a user releases a key while the element has focus.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 4.0+ 1.0+ no

onmousedown
Fires when a user clicks down on the mouse button while the element has focus.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 4.0+ 1.0+ no

onmousemove
Fires when the mouse moves while the pointer over the element.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 4.0+ 1.0+ no

onmouseout
Fires when the mouse pointer moves off of the element.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 4.0+ 1.0+ no

onmouseover
Fires when the mouse pointer moves over the element.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 4.0+ 1.0+ no

onmouseup
Fires when the user releases the mouse button while the element has focus.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 4.0+ 1.0+ no

onpaste
Fires when the clipboard contents are pasted onto the element.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

onpropertychange
Fires when one of the properties of the element changes.
4.0+ no no no no no

onreadystatechange
Fires when the ready state of the element changes.
4.0+ no no no no no

onresize
Fires immediately before an element is about to be resized.
4.0+ no no no 1.0+ no

onresizeend
Fires when the element is finished being resized.
4.0+ no no no no no

onresizestart
Fires immediately before a user resizes the element.
4.0+ no no no no no

onselectionchange
Fires when the selected state of the document changes.
5.5+ no no no no no

onstop
Fires when a user clicks the Stop button on the browser.
5.5+ no no no no no

parentWindow
Reference to the parent Window of the document.
4.0+ no no 8.0+ no no

plugins
Array of plugins installed in the browser.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

protocol
Full name of the protocol (not "http") used to retrieve the document.
4.0+ no no no no no

referrer
URL of the referring document.
2.0+ 1.0+ 1.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

scripts
Array of all of the Scripts in the document.
4.0+ no no no no no

security
Information about the security certificate for the document.
5.5+ no no no no no

selection
Object representing any currently selected text.
4.0+ no no no no no

styleSheets
Array of all of the styleSheets in the document.
4.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.2+ no
Safari: Cannot access disabled or alternate stylesheets.
tags
Array of style properties for certain HTML tags.
no no 4.0+ no no no

title
Title of the document.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

URL
URL of the document.
4.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ no no no

URLUnencoded
URL-unencoded version of the URL.
5.5+ no no no no no

vlinkColor
Color of visited links.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

width
Width of the HTML document (in pixels).
no 1.0+ 4.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

XMLDocument
Reference to the top-level node of the XML DOM used by the document.
5.0+ no no no no no

XSLDocument
Reference to the XSL document for the document.
5.0+ no no no no no

Property	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
activeElement Reference to the Element that currently has focus.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

alinkColor Specifies the color of active links.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

anchors Array of all of the Anchor objects in a document.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

applets Array of all of the Applet objects in a document.	4.0+	1.0+	3.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

bgColor Background color of a document.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

body Reference to the body or frameset element.	4.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

charset Character set of the document.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

characterSet Character set of the document.	no	1.0+	6.0+	no	1.0+	no

classes Array of style properties for CSS classes.	no	no	4.0+	no	no	no

compatMode Indicates whether the document has standards-compliant mode turned on.	6.0+	1.75+	7.0+	no	no	no

cookie Value of the cookie that the browser has set for the document.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

defaultCharset Default character set for the document.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

designMode Specifies that design mode for an HTML document is "on" or "off."	5.0+	1.4+	7.0+	no	no	no

dir Text direction of the content in the document.	5.0+	1.0+	6.0+	no	no	no

doctype Document Data Type (DTD) associated with this document.	6.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	no	no

documentElement Root element in a document.	5.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

domain Internet domain of the document.	4.0+	1.0+	3.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

embeds Array of all embedded objects in the document.	4.0+	1.0+	3.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

expando Indicates whether a client-side object may have instance properties added to it.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

fgColor Font color of the document text.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

fileCreatedDate Date that the document was created.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

fileModifiedDate Date that the document was last modified.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

fileSize File size (in bytes) of the document.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

forms Array of all of the Forms in the document.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

frames Array of all of the Frames in the document.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

height Height of the entire HTML document (in pixels).	no	1.0+	4.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

ids Array of style properties in the document set by the Id attribute.	no	no	4.0+	no	no	no

images Array of Image objects in the document.	4.0+	1.0+	3.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

implementation Object that specifies whether or not and at what level the browser supports the specified feature.	6.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

lastModified Date that the document was last modified.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

layers Array of all of the Layer elements in the document.	no	no	4.0+	no	no	no

linkColor Color of the unvisited links in the document.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

links Array of all of the links in the document.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

location Complete URL of the document.	3.0+	no	3-4	no	no	no

media The media that the document is intended for.	5.5+	no	no	no	no	no

mimeType Information about the document MIME type.	5.0+	no	no	no	no	no

namespaces Array of the XML Namespaces for a document.	5.5+	no	no	no	no	no

onactivate Fires when the element becomes active.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

onbeforecut Fires immediately before the selection is cut to the clipboard.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

onbeforedeactivate Fires immediately before the element stops being the active element.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

onbeforeeditfocus Fires immediately before the element receives focus prior to being edited.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

onbeforepaste Fires immediately before the selection is pasted from the clipboard to the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

onclick Fires when the element is clicked.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+	no

oncontextmenu Fires when the element is right-clicked and the context menu opens.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

oncontrolselect Fires immediately before the element is selected.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

oncut Fires when the element is cut to the clipboard.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

ondblclick Fires when the element is double-clicked.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+	no

ondrag Fires when the element is dragged.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

ondragend Fires when the element is released from being dragged.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

ondragenter Fires when the element has another object dragged onto it that can be dropped on the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

ondragleave Fires when an element has an object dragged out of it that could be dropped onto the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

ondragover Fires when an element has an object dragged over it that could be dropped onto the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

ondragstart Fires immediately before an element is dragged.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

ondrop Fires when an object is dropped onto the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

onhelp Fires when a user presses the F1 key to activate help.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

onkeydown Fires when a user presses down on a key while the element has focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+	no

onkeypress Fires when a user presses a key or holds down the key while the element has focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+	no

onkeyup Fires when a user releases a key while the element has focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+	no

onmousedown Fires when a user clicks down on the mouse button while the element has focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+	no

onmousemove Fires when the mouse moves while the pointer over the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+	no

onmouseout Fires when the mouse pointer moves off of the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+	no

onmouseover Fires when the mouse pointer moves over the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+	no

onmouseup Fires when the user releases the mouse button while the element has focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+	no

onpaste Fires when the clipboard contents are pasted onto the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

onpropertychange Fires when one of the properties of the element changes.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

onreadystatechange Fires when the ready state of the element changes.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

onresize Fires immediately before an element is about to be resized.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+	no

onresizeend Fires when the element is finished being resized.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

onresizestart Fires immediately before a user resizes the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

onselectionchange Fires when the selected state of the document changes.	5.5+	no	no	no	no	no

onstop Fires when a user clicks the Stop button on the browser.	5.5+	no	no	no	no	no

parentWindow Reference to the parent Window of the document.	4.0+	no	no	8.0+	no	no

plugins Array of plugins installed in the browser.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

protocol Full name of the protocol (not "http") used to retrieve the document.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

referrer URL of the referring document.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

scripts Array of all of the Scripts in the document.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

security Information about the security certificate for the document.	5.5+	no	no	no	no	no

selection Object representing any currently selected text.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

styleSheets Array of all of the styleSheets in the document.	4.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.2+	no
Safari: Cannot access disabled or alternate stylesheets.
tags Array of style properties for certain HTML tags.	no	no	4.0+	no	no	no

title Title of the document.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

URL URL of the document.	4.0+	1.0+	2.0+	no	no	no

URLUnencoded URL-unencoded version of the URL.	5.5+	no	no	no	no	no

vlinkColor Color of visited links.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

width Width of the HTML document (in pixels).	no	1.0+	4.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

XMLDocument Reference to the top-level node of the XML DOM used by the document.	5.0+	no	no	no	no	no

XSLDocument Reference to the XSL document for the document.	5.0+	no	no	no	no	no

Methods

Method IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Netscapte
captureEvents
Sets an document to capture the events specified by eventMask.
no no 4.0+ no no no

clear
Clears the content from the document.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ no 1.0+ no

close
Stops the output stream to the document.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

contextual
Sets a concept to select tags to style.
no no 4.0 no no no

createAttribute
Creates a new Attr node
6.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no
Safari: Safari will create the attribute, but you will have to use nodeValue to set its value.
createAttributeNS
Creates a new Attr using a namespace.
6.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

createCDATASection
Creates a new CDATASection node
no 1.0+ no no no no

createComment
Creates a new Comment node
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

createDocumentFragment
Creates an empty DocumentFragment object
6.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

createElement
Creates a new Element node of the type specified by tagName (e.g. li element.)
5.0+ 1.75+ 6.0+ 8.0+ 1.3+ no
IE: IE also supports the syntax "createElement('<p>')".
createElementNS
Creates a new Element node with a namespace.
no 1.0+ 6.0+ 9.0+ 1.3+ no

createEntityReference
Creates a new EntityReference object
no 1.0+ no no no no

createEventObject
Creates a new Event object to be used by the fireEvent method.
5.0+ no no no no no

createProcessingInstruction
Creates a new ProcessingInstruction node with the specified target and data strings.
no 1.0+ no no no no

createStyleSheet
Creates a new StyleSheet object.
4.0+ no no no no no

createTextNode
Creates a new Text node.
5.0+ 1.75+ no 8.0+ 1.3+ no

elementFromPoint
Returns the element found at the specified x, y location in the document.
4.0+ no no no no no

execCommand
Executes the specified command on the document.
4.0+ 1.4+ 7.1+ no no no

focus
Gives focus to the document and fires the onfocus event handler.
5.5+ no no no no no

getElementById
Returns the Element node that matches the given ID.
5.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no
IE: In addition to returning the element with the specified "id", IE will also return an element with a "name" that equals the specified "id".
getElementsByTagName
Returns an array of Element nodes with the specified tag name.
5.0+ 1.0+ 6.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no
IE: Does not work in IE 5.0 on Windows.
getElementsByTagNameNS
Returns the Element nodes with the specified element name and namespace.
no 1.0+ no no no no

getSelection
Returns the text currently selected by the user.
no no 4.0+ no no no

importNode
Imports a node from a different document.
no 1.0+ no no no no

isSupported
Returns true if the specified feature and version are supported.
no 1.0+ 6.0+ no no no

open
Opens the document for writing.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

queryCommandEnabled
Returns true if the specified command is enabled.
4.0+ 1.4+ 7.1+ no no no

quertyCommandIndeterm
Returns true if the specified command is in an indeterminate state.
4.0+ 1.4+ 7.1+ no no no

queryCommandState
Returns true if the specified command has been executed on the object.
4.0+ 1.4+ 7.1+ no no no

queryCommandSupported
Returns true if the specified command is supported.
4.0+ 1.4+ 7.1+ no no no

queryCommandValue
Returns the value of the specified command for the document. Returns false if the command is not supported.
4.0+ 1.4+ 7.1+ no no no

recalc
Reevaluates all dynamic properties in the document.
5.0+ no no no no no

releaseEvents
Sets the document to stop capturing the specified type of events.
no no 4.0+ no no no

routeEvent
Routes the specified event to the next event handler.
no no 4.0+ no no no

selection
Gives information about the currently selected objects in the document.
4.0+ no no no no no

write
Writes the specified string of text to the end of the document.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

writeln
Writes the specified string of text to the end of the document and adds a newline character at the end of the text.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+ no

Method	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari	Netscapte
captureEvents Sets an document to capture the events specified by eventMask.	no	no	4.0+	no	no	no

clear Clears the content from the document.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	no	1.0+	no

close Stops the output stream to the document.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

contextual Sets a concept to select tags to style.	no	no	4.0	no	no	no

createAttribute Creates a new Attr node	6.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no
Safari: Safari will create the attribute, but you will have to use nodeValue to set its value.
createAttributeNS Creates a new Attr using a namespace.	6.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

createCDATASection Creates a new CDATASection node	no	1.0+	no	no	no	no

createComment Creates a new Comment node	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

createDocumentFragment Creates an empty `DocumentFragment` object	6.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

createElement Creates a new `Element` node of the type specified by tagName (e.g. li element.)	5.0+	1.75+	6.0+	8.0+	1.3+	no
IE: IE also supports the syntax "createElement('<p>')".
createElementNS Creates a new `Element` node with a namespace.	no	1.0+	6.0+	9.0+	1.3+	no

createEntityReference Creates a new `EntityReference` object	no	1.0+	no	no	no	no

createEventObject Creates a new Event object to be used by the fireEvent method.	5.0+	no	no	no	no	no

createProcessingInstruction Creates a new `ProcessingInstruction` node with the specified target and data strings.	no	1.0+	no	no	no	no

createStyleSheet Creates a new `StyleSheet` object.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

createTextNode Creates a new `Text` node.	5.0+	1.75+	no	8.0+	1.3+	no

elementFromPoint Returns the element found at the specified x, y location in the document.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

execCommand Executes the specified command on the document.	4.0+	1.4+	7.1+	no	no	no

focus Gives focus to the document and fires the onfocus event handler.	5.5+	no	no	no	no	no

getElementById Returns the `Element` node that matches the given `ID`.	5.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no
IE: In addition to returning the element with the specified "id", IE will also return an element with a "name" that equals the specified "id".
getElementsByTagName Returns an array of `Element` nodes with the specified tag name.	5.0+	1.0+	6.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no
IE: Does not work in IE 5.0 on Windows.
getElementsByTagNameNS Returns the `Element` nodes with the specified element name and namespace.	no	1.0+	no	no	no	no

getSelection Returns the text currently selected by the user.	no	no	4.0+	no	no	no

importNode Imports a node from a different document.	no	1.0+	no	no	no	no

isSupported Returns true if the specified feature and version are supported.	no	1.0+	6.0+	no	no	no

open Opens the document for writing.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

queryCommandEnabled Returns true if the specified command is enabled.	4.0+	1.4+	7.1+	no	no	no

quertyCommandIndeterm Returns true if the specified command is in an indeterminate state.	4.0+	1.4+	7.1+	no	no	no

queryCommandState Returns true if the specified command has been executed on the object.	4.0+	1.4+	7.1+	no	no	no

queryCommandSupported Returns true if the specified command is supported.	4.0+	1.4+	7.1+	no	no	no

queryCommandValue Returns the value of the specified command for the document. Returns false if the command is not supported.	4.0+	1.4+	7.1+	no	no	no

recalc Reevaluates all dynamic properties in the document.	5.0+	no	no	no	no	no

releaseEvents Sets the document to stop capturing the specified type of events.	no	no	4.0+	no	no	no

routeEvent Routes the specified event to the next event handler.	no	no	4.0+	no	no	no

selection Gives information about the currently selected objects in the document.	4.0+	no	no	no	no	no

write Writes the specified string of text to the end of the document.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

writeln Writes the specified string of text to the end of the document and adds a newline character at the end of the text.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+	no

Remarks

This object interface represents an entire HTML or XML document. For most applications, this will be the effective root of an object tree, since elements, text nodes, and other XML-based source content cannot exist outside of a Document object. This object contains all the factory methods necessary to create additional objects along these lines. All nodes created with this document have their ownerDocument property set to this one.

Within Mozilla (either with XUL running in a chrome environment, or HTML working within a browser) the Document object representing the current document is usually set automatically to the global document variable. This global variable is often referenced in sample documentation, and can be used within your code as well.

References

HTMLDocument

Availability

HTML DOM Level 1 | HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

Constructor Detail

Document Document()

Creates a new instance of a Document object.

Visibility: internal

Property Detail

Element activeElement - read only

Reference to the Element that currently has focus.

String alinkColor

Specifies the color of active links.

Remarks: Use the alink property of the tag to initially set the color of active links. To set this property, use the color properties of HTMLBodyElement to set the color in the tag.
See Also: HTMLBodyElement
Availability: HTML DOM Level 0

Array anchors - read only

Array of all of the Anchor objects in a document.

Remarks: Because the Anchors array is read-only, modify the array by adding and deleting anchor elements. Do not confuse Anchors with hypertext links.
Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

Array applets - read only

Array of all of the Applet objects in a document.

Remarks: Because the Applets array is read-only, modify the array by adding and deleting applet elements.
Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

String bgColor

Background color of a document.

Remarks: Use the bgColor property of the tag to set the document background color. To set this bgColor, use the color properties of HTMLBodyElement to set the color at any time.
See Also: HTMLBodyElement
Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

Element body

Reference to the body or frameset element.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/document.html

Remarks

For additional compatibility information, see the quirksmode page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/viewport/compatibility.html

Availability

HTML DOM Level 1

String charset - read only

Character set of the document.

String characterSet - read only

Character set of the document.

Array classes - read only

Array of style properties for CSS classes.

Boolean compatMode

Indicates whether the document has standards-compliant mode turned on.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/compatmode_off.html

String cookie

Value of the cookie that the browser has set for the document.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

String defaultCharset - read only

Default character set for the document.

String designMode

Specifies that design mode for an HTML document is "on" or "off."

Remarks: If design mode is on, a user can double-click the document to edit its HTML.

String dir

Text direction of the content in the document.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/taginfo.html

Availability

HTML DOM Level 0

DocumentType doctype - read only

Document Data Type (DTD) associated with this document.

Remarks: Every document can contain a Document Type Declaration (DTD) that defines document structure and entity references for the document. The doctype property represents the state of this document's DTD, which is either a DocumentType object, or null, if no DTD is specified.
Availability: HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

Element documentElement - read only

Root element in a document.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/document.html

Remarks

documentElement is a convenience property for accessing the contents of a document.

Without the

documentElement property, you would have to write doc.childNodes.item(0) or doc.childNodes[0] to access the contents of a document, instead of just typing doc.documentElement.

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

String domain

Internet domain of the document.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

Array embeds - read only

Array of all embedded objects in the document.

Remarks: embeds is a read-only property. You can add, delete, or modify the individual objects in the array, but you cannot modify the array itself.
See Also: Document.plugins

Boolean expando

Indicates whether a client-side object may have instance properties added to it.

Remarks: Use expando to help catch typos and case-sensitivity issues in your JavaScript.

String fgColor

Font color of the document text.

Remarks: Use the fgColor property of the <body> tag to initially set the color of the document text. To set this property, use the color properties of HTMLBodyElement to set the color in the <head> tag.
See Also: HTMLBodyElement
Availability: HTML DOM Level 0

String fileCreatedDate - read only

Date that the document was created.

String fileModifiedDate - read only

Date that the document was last modified.

Number fileSize - read only

File size (in bytes) of the document.

Array forms - read only

Array of all of the Forms in the document.

Remarks: Although the Forms array is read-only, you can modify the individual Form elements.
Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

Array frames - read only

Array of all of the Frames in the document.

Remarks: Although the Frames array is read-only, you can modify the individual Frame elements.

Number height - read only

Height of the entire HTML document (in pixels).

Array ids - read only

Array of style properties in the document set by the Id attribute.

Remarks: Although the Ids array is read-only, you can modify the individual Id elements.

Array images - read only

Array of Image objects in the document.

Remarks: Although the Images array is read-only, you can modify the individual Image elements.
Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

Object implementation - read only

Object that specifies whether or not and at what level the browser supports the specified feature.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

String lastModified - read only

Date that the document was last modified.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 0

Array layers - read only

Array of all of the Layer elements in the document.

Remarks: Includes divs positioned by CSS.

String linkColor

Color of the unvisited links in the document.

See Also: HTMLBodyElement
Availability: HTML DOM Level 0

Array links - read only

Array of all of the links in the document.

Remarks: Although the Link array is read-only, you can modify the individual Link elements.
Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

Object location

Complete URL of the document.

Remarks: Deprecated for Window.location.
See Also: Window.location

String media

The media that the document is intended for.

String mimeType - read only

Information about the document MIME type.

Array namespaces - read only

Array of the XML Namespaces for a document.

Function onactivate - read only

Fires when the element becomes active.

Function onbeforecut - read only

Fires immediately before the selection is cut to the clipboard.

Function onbeforedeactivate - read only

Fires immediately before the element stops being the active element.

Function onbeforeeditfocus - read only

Fires immediately before the element receives focus prior to being edited.

Function onbeforepaste - read only

Fires immediately before the selection is pasted from the clipboard to the element.

Function onclick - read only

Fires when the element is clicked.

Function oncontextmenu - read only

Fires when the element is right-clicked and the context menu opens.

Function oncontrolselect - read only

Fires immediately before the element is selected.

Function oncut - read only

Fires when the element is cut to the clipboard.

Function ondblclick - read only

Fires when the element is double-clicked.

Function ondrag - read only

Fires when the element is dragged.

Function ondragend - read only

Fires when the element is released from being dragged.

Function ondragenter - read only

Fires when the element has another object dragged onto it that can be dropped on the element.

Function ondragleave - read only

Fires when an element has an object dragged out of it that could be dropped onto the element.

Function ondragover - read only

Fires when an element has an object dragged over it that could be dropped onto the element.

Function ondragstart - read only

Fires immediately before an element is dragged.

Function ondrop - read only

Fires when an object is dropped onto the element.

Function onhelp - read only

Fires when a user presses the F1 key to activate help.

Function onkeydown - read only

Fires when a user presses down on a key while the element has focus.

Function onkeypress - read only

Fires when a user presses a key or holds down the key while the element has focus.

Function onkeyup - read only

Fires when a user releases a key while the element has focus.

Function onmousedown - read only

Fires when a user clicks down on the mouse button while the element has focus.

Function onmousemove - read only

Fires when the mouse moves while the pointer over the element.

Function onmouseout - read only

Fires when the mouse pointer moves off of the element.

Function onmouseover - read only

Fires when the mouse pointer moves over the element.

Function onmouseup - read only

Fires when the user releases the mouse button while the element has focus.

Function onpaste - read only

Fires when the clipboard contents are pasted onto the element.

Function onpropertychange - read only

Fires when one of the properties of the element changes.

Function onreadystatechange - read only

Fires when the ready state of the element changes.

Function onresize - read only

Fires immediately before an element is about to be resized.

Function onresizeend - read only

Fires when the element is finished being resized.

Function onresizestart - read only

Fires immediately before a user resizes the element.

Function onselectionchange - read only

Fires when the selected state of the document changes.

Function onstop - read only

Fires when a user clicks the Stop button on the browser.

Object parentWindow - read only

Reference to the parent Window of the document.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/window.html

See Also

Window

Array plugins - read only

Array of plugins installed in the browser.

Remarks: Synonym for the embeds[] array.
See Also: Document.embeds

String protocol

Full name of the protocol (not "http") used to retrieve the document.

Remarks: IE only. Supported in IE4+.

String referrer - read only

URL of the referring document.

Remarks: If a user reaches the current document by clicking a link in another document, the referrer property holds the URL for the document with the link. If the user typed the URL into the address bar, the referrer property is an empty string.
Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

Array scripts - read only

Array of all of the Scripts in the document.

String security - read only

Information about the security certificate for the document.

Object selection - read only

Object representing any currently selected text.

Array styleSheets - read only

Array of all of the styleSheets in the document.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/stylesheets.html

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2

Array tags - read only

Array of style properties for certain HTML tags.

String title - read only

Title of the document.

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/innerhtml.html

Remarks

The title is the text that appears between the title tags of an HTML document.

Availability

HTML DOM Level 1

String URL

URL of the document.

Remarks
See Also: location.href

String URLUnencoded - read only

URL-unencoded version of the URL.

See Also: Document.URL

String vlinkColor

Color of visited links.

Remarks: Use the vlink property of the tag to initially set the color of visted links. To set this property, use the color properties of HTMLBodyElement to set the color in the tag.
See Also: HTMLBodyElement
Availability: HTML DOM Level 0

Number width - read only

Width of the HTML document (in pixels).

Object XMLDocument

Reference to the top-level node of the XML DOM used by the document.

Object XSLDocument - read only

Reference to the XSL document for the document.

Method Detail

captureEvents(Number eventMask) : void

Sets an document to capture the events specified by eventMask.

Number eventMask Bitmask containing the events to capture.

Remarks: Supported in Mozilla and NS4+.
See Also: releaseEvents

clear() : void

Clears the content from the document.

close() : Object

Stops the output stream to the document.

Availability: HTML DOM Level 0

contextual(String context) : void

Sets a concept to select tags to style.

String context Name of the context to be used. (one-or-more)

createAttribute(String name) : static Attr

Creates a new Attr node

String name Name of the attribute to create.

Using createAttribute

var ele = document.createElement('a');
                    var href = document.createAttribute('href');
                    href.value = 'http://mozref.com';
                    ele.setAttributeNode(href);
                    ele.appendChild(document.createTextNode('Mozilla AOM Reference'));

For more examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/attributes3.html

Remarks

Although Attribute objects can only be bound to Element objects, they can be created by a Document object and later be bound to an element using setAttributeNode.

While an Attr node may contain several different properties, this method only populates the nodeName property and sets the attribute value set to null. The localName, prefix, and namespaceURI properties are all set to null. To set those values, use the createAttributeNS method.

Throws

Raises an INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR error if the specified qualified name contains an illegal character.

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

createAttributeNS(String namespaceURI, String qualifiedName) : static Attr

Creates a new Attr using a namespace.

String namespaceURI The namespace of the new attribute.
String qualifiedName The qualified name (e.g. rdf:about) of the attribute to create.

Remarks

Similar to createAttribute, createAttributeNS creates a new Attr within the current document, but createAttributeNS uses namespaces and can populate many of the attribute properties using the specified namespaceURI, qualifiedName objects.

This method will do its best to populate as many propertys as it can, to the best of its ability. For more information about these properties, please see their respective objects.

Throws

Raises an INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR error if the specified qualified name contains an illegal character.

Raises NAMESPACE_ERR error if the qualifiedName is malformed, if the qualifiedName has a prefix and the namespaceURI is null, if the qualifiedName has a prefix that is "xml" and the namespaceURI is different from "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace", or if the qualifiedName is "xmlns" and the namespaceURI is different from "http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/".

See Also

Attr

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

createCDATASection(Object data) : CDATASection

Creates a new CDATASection node

Object data The text to wrap up into a new CDATASection object.

Using createCDATASection

var cdata = document.createCDATASection(
                    'this &p invalid markup &exists in this CDATA & section'
                    );
                    var obj = document.getElementById('header');
                    obj.appendChild(cdata);

Remarks

Creates a new CDATASection object within the current document, representing a region of uninterpreted content. Any text within this object, with the exception of the string "]]>", will not be encoded or otherwise interpreted by the DOM engine.

Throws

Raises a NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR error if the current document is an HTML document.

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

createComment(String data) : Comment

Creates a new Comment node

String data The text to include in the comment.

Using createComment

var comment = document.createComment('this text will not appear in HTML');
                    var obj = document.getElementById('header');
                    obj.appendChild(comment);

Remarks

Creates a new Comment object that can be used for adding a region of commented text for inclusion into the current document. Any text within this object, with the exception of the string "-->" will be protected within the document.

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

createDocumentFragment() : DocumentFragment

Creates an empty DocumentFragment object

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/docfrag.html

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

createElement(String tagName) : static HTMLElement

Creates a new Element node of the type specified by tagName (e.g. li element.)

String tagName The tag name of the element to be created.

Using createElement

var newList = document.createElement('ol');
                    newList.setAttribute('class', 'features');
                    document.getElementById('sidebar').appendChild(newList);

For additional examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/basics.html

Remarks

Use createElement to create a new Element to later include in the Document. Returns a new Element, complete with any default attributes that are defined by the the DocumentType object, which represents the DTD for the document.

Because createElement does not support namespaces, the localName, prefix, and namespaceURI properties are all set to null. To create elements with namespaces (e.g. XUL elements), use createElementNS.

Throws

Raises an INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR error if the specified name contains an illegal character.

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

createElementNS(String namespaceURI, String qualifiedName) : static HTMLElement

Creates a new Element node with a namespace.

String namespaceURI Namespace of the new element.
String qualifiedName Qualified name (e.g. myns:element) of the element to create.

Using createElementNS

var newButton = document.createElement(
                    'http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul',
                    'xul:button'
                    );

Remarks

Use createElementNS to create a new element with a namespace in a document.

By simply supplying both the namespace URI and the qualified name of the element, the following values are extracted to create a fully-formed namespace-aware element:

Element properties set by <code>createElementNS</code>PropertyleftValueleftlocalName The local name of this tag name, extracted from qualifiedNamenamespaceURInamespaceURInodeNamequalifiedNameprefix The namespace prefix extracted from qualifiedName, or null if this element does not define a prefix tagNamequalifiedName

Throws

Raises an INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR error if the specified qualified name contains an illegal character.

Raises a NAMESPACE_ERR error if the qualifiedName is malformed, if the qualifiedName has a prefix and the namespaceURI is null, or if the qualifiedName has a prefix that is "xml" and the namespaceURI is different from "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

createEntityReference(String name) : static EntityReference

Creates a new EntityReference object

String name Name of the new entity reference.

Remarks

Creates a new EntityReference object with the specified name.

If the requested entity name is already known to the current document, the returned EntityReference object's children are set to the same as the corresponding Entity. This makes creating entity references in your document much easier, since it eliminates a step.

Throws

Raises an INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR error if the specified name contains illegal characers. Raises a NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR error if the current document is an HTML document.

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

createEventObject(String eventObj) : static Event

Creates a new Event object to be used by the fireEvent method.

String eventObj Event to clone properties for, if copying from an existing Event. (zero-or-more)

See Also: Event | MouseEvent | MutationEvent | UIEvent
Availability: HTML DOM Level 2

createProcessingInstruction(String target, String data) : ProcessingInstruction

Creates a new ProcessingInstruction node with the specified target and data strings.

String target Name, or "target", of the processing instruction to create.
String data Data to store in the processing instruction.

Using createProcessingInstruction

document.createProcessingInstruction(
                    'xml-stylesheet',
                    'href="docbook.xsl" type="text/xsl"'
                    );

Remarks

Creates a new ProcessingInstruction at the beginning of the current document using the specified target and data values.

Throws

Raises an INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR error if the specified target contains illegal characers.

Raises a NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR error if the current document is an HTML document.

See Also

ProcessingInstruction

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

createStyleSheet([String url,] [Number index]) : static styleSheet

Creates a new StyleSheet object.

String url URL to create the styleSheet object from. Default is to create an empty styleSheet. (optional)
Number index Index in the document to add the styleSheet. Default is to add the styleSheet to the end of the document. (optional)

For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/style.html

Remarks

IE only. Supported in IE4+.

See Also

styleSheet

createTextNode(String data) : static String

Creates a new Text node.

String data Text to include in the Text node.

Using createTextNode

var newEle = document.createElement('b');
                    var newText = document.createTextNode('this text is bold');
                    newEle.appendChild(newText);

For additional examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/basics.html

Remarks

Creates a new Text node for insertion into the DOM tree. Text nodes represent text within a document as a child of another element, such as the document content that is displayed to the user.

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

elementFromPoint(Number x, Number y) : HTMLElement

Returns the element found at the specified x, y location in the document.

Number x Horizontal (x) position (in pixels) of the element to return.
Number y Vertical (x) position (in pixels) of the element to return.

Remarks: IE only. Supported in IE4+.

execCommand(String command, [Boolean UI,] [Object value]) : static Boolean

Executes the specified command on the document.

String command Command to execute.
Boolean UI Specify true to display a user interface. Default is false. (optional)
Object value Value to assign, depending on the command. (optional)

focus() : static Object

Gives focus to the document and fires the onfocus event handler.

Remarks: IE only. Supported in IE5.5+.

getElementById(String id) : static HTMLElement

Returns the Element node that matches the given ID.

String id Id of the element to get.

Using getElementById

var emailproperty = document.getElementById("email-textbox");
                    var emailAddress = emailproperty.getAttribute("value");

For additional examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/basics.html

Remarks

Use getElementById to avoid traversing multiple child nodes to retrieve a value.

Use a naming convention to assign unique Element id's so that you can easily retrieve information from the object model of your document without having add the id's later.

The DOM Level 2 Core specification does not define specific behavior for multiple elements with the same id, but Mozilla-based browsers will return the first element with specified id.

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

getElementsByTagName(String tagname) : static Array

Returns an array of Element nodes with the specified tag name.

String tagname Tag name of the elements to return. Specify "*" to return all tags. (one-or-more)

Using getElementsByTagName

// Assume there is only one  in the document
                    var body = document.getElementsByTagName("body").item(0);
                    var paragraphs = body.getElementsByTagName("p");

For additional examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/basics.html

Remarks

Returns a list of elements in the document that have the specified tagName. The returned NodeList is sorted in the order the elements were found during a depth-first preorder traversal through the node tree.

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

getElementsByTagNameNS(String namespaceURI, String localName) : static Array

Returns the Element nodes with the specified element name and namespace.

String namespaceURI Namespace of the elements to return. Specify "*" to return all tags.
String localName Tag name of the elements to return (minus the namespace prefix). Specify "*" to return all tags.

Using getElementsByTagNameNS

var commands = document.getElementsByTagNameNS(
                    'http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul',
                    'command'
                    );

Remarks

Like getElementsByTagName, this method returns a NodeList of elements found in the current document that match the specified tag name. However, this version of the method takes both a namespace URI and local name of the element's tag name.

See Also

getElementsByTagName

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

getSelection() : String

Returns the text currently selected by the user.

Remarks: Netscape only. Supported in NS4+.

importNode(Object importedNode, Boolean deep) : static Node

Imports a node from a different document.

Object importedNode Node to import.
Boolean deep If true, indicates that all child nodes of the import node should be imported as well.

Remarks

importNode is similar to cloneNode, except that importNode works across documents. importNode attempts to copy as much information about a node as possible, although different documents may be of different types (e.g. XML and HTML) or have different DTD's.

Throws

Raises a NOT_SUPPORTED_ERR error if the node type being imported is not supported by the current document.

See Also

Node.cloneNode

Availability

HTML DOM Level 2 | W3C

isSupported(String feature, [String version]) : Boolean

Returns true if the specified feature and version are supported.

String feature Name of the feature.
String version Version of the feature. (optional)

Remarks: Tests whether a node supports the specified feature. Similar to the DOMImplementation.hasFeature method and takes the same feature names. If version is null, returns true if any version of the feature is supported.
See Also: DOMImplementation.hasFeature
Availability: HTML DOM Level 2

open([String mimeType,] [String name,] [String features,] [Boolean replace]) : void

Opens the document for writing.

String mimeType MIME Type for the new document. IE only. (optional)
String name Specifies the new name for the document. Always use with mimeType. IE only. (optional)
String features Specifies any window-like features the document should have. Always use with mimeType. IE only. (optional)
Boolean replace If true, specifies that the new document should replace the current document in the browser history. Always use with mimeType. IE only. (optional)

Remarks: Only use the parameters mimeType, name, features, and replace with IE. If you use any of the parameters, mimeType becomes a required parameter. If you are not coding strictly for IE, do not pass any parameters to the open method.
Availability: HTML DOM Level 1

queryCommandEnabled(String command) : Boolean

Returns true if the specified command is enabled.

String command Command to check.

See Also: queryCommandIndeterm | queryCommandState | queryCommandSupported | queryCommandValue

quertyCommandIndeterm(String command) : Boolean

Returns true if the specified command is in an indeterminate state.

String command Command to check.

See Also: queryCommandEnabled | queryCommandState | queryCommandSupported | queryCommandValue

queryCommandState(String command) : Boolean

Returns true if the specified command has been executed on the object.

String command Command to check.

See Also: queryCommandEnabled | queryCommandIndeterm | queryCommandSupported | queryCommandValue

queryCommandSupported(String command) : Boolean

Returns true if the specified command is supported.

String command Command to check.

See Also: queryCommandEnabled | queryCommandIndeterm | queryCommandState | queryCommandValue

queryCommandValue(String command) : Object

Returns the value of the specified command for the document. Returns false if the command is not supported.

String command Command to check.

See Also: queryCommandEnabled | queryCommandIndeterm | queryCommandState | queryCommandSupported

recalc([Boolean forceAll]) : void

Reevaluates all dynamic properties in the document.

Boolean forceAll If true, forces all dynamic properties in the document to be reevaluated. If false (default), reevaluates only the dynamic properties that have changed. (optional)

releaseEvents(Number eventMask) : Object

Sets the document to stop capturing the specified type of events.

Number eventMask Bitmask containing the events to stop capturing.

Remarks: Netscape only. Supported in NS4+.
See Also: captureEvents

routeEvent(Object event) : Object

Routes the specified event to the next event handler.

Object event Instance of the event to route.

Remarks: Netscape only. Supported in NS4+.
See Also: captureEvents | releaseEvents

selection() : Object

Gives information about the currently selected objects in the document.

Remarks: IE only. Supported in IE4+.

write(String string) : Object

Writes the specified string of text to the end of the document.

String string Text to append to the document. (one-or-more)

Using write

 document.write("Today's date is " + new Date());

See Also

writeln

Availability

HTML DOM Level 1 | W3C

writeln(String string) : Object

Writes the specified string of text to the end of the document and adds a newline character at the end of the text.

String string Text to append to the document. (one-or-more)

Using write

 document.writeln("Today's date is " + new Date());

See Also

write

Availability

HTML DOM Level 1 | W3C

String	namespaceURI	The namespace of the new attribute.
String	qualifiedName	The qualified name (e.g. rdf:about) of the attribute to create.

String	namespaceURI	Namespace of the new element.
String	qualifiedName	Qualified name (e.g. myns:element) of the element to create.

String	target	Name, or "target", of the processing instruction to create.
String	data	Data to store in the processing instruction.

String	url	URL to create the styleSheet object from. Default is to create an empty styleSheet. (optional)
Number	index	Index in the document to add the styleSheet. Default is to add the styleSheet to the end of the document. (optional)

Number	x	Horizontal (x) position (in pixels) of the element to return.
Number	y	Vertical (x) position (in pixels) of the element to return.

String	command	Command to execute.
Boolean	UI	Specify true to display a user interface. Default is false. (optional)
Object	value	Value to assign, depending on the command. (optional)

String	namespaceURI	Namespace of the elements to return. Specify "`*`" to return all tags.
String	localName	Tag name of the elements to return (minus the namespace prefix). Specify "*" to return all tags.

Object	importedNode	Node to import.
Boolean	deep	If true, indicates that all child nodes of the import node should be imported as well.

String	feature	Name of the feature.
String	version	Version of the feature. (optional)

String	mimeType	MIME Type for the new document. IE only. (optional)
String	name	Specifies the new name for the document. Always use with mimeType. IE only. (optional)
String	features	Specifies any window-like features the document should have. Always use with mimeType. IE only. (optional)
Boolean	replace	If true, specifies that the new document should replace the current document in the browser history. Always use with mimeType. IE only. (optional)

Document : Node

Browser/User Agent Support

Constructors

Properties

Methods

Remarks

References

Availability

Constructor Detail

Document Document()

Property Detail

Element activeElement - read only

String alinkColor

Array anchors - read only

Array applets - read only

String bgColor

Element body

String charset - read only

String characterSet - read only

Array classes - read only

Boolean compatMode

String cookie

String defaultCharset - read only

String designMode

String dir

DocumentType doctype - read only

Element documentElement - read only

String domain

Array embeds - read only

Boolean expando

String fgColor

String fileCreatedDate - read only

String fileModifiedDate - read only

Number fileSize - read only

Array forms - read only

Array frames - read only

Number height - read only

Array ids - read only

Array images - read only

Object implementation - read only

String lastModified - read only

Array layers - read only

String linkColor

Array links - read only

Object location

String media

String mimeType - read only

Array namespaces - read only

Function onactivate - read only

Function onbeforecut - read only

Function onbeforedeactivate - read only

Function onbeforeeditfocus - read only

Function onbeforepaste - read only

Function onclick - read only

Function oncontextmenu - read only

Function oncontrolselect - read only

Function oncut - read only

Function ondblclick - read only

Function ondrag - read only

Function ondragend - read only

Function ondragenter - read only

Function ondragleave - read only

Function ondragover - read only

Function ondragstart - read only

Function ondrop - read only

Function onhelp - read only

Function onkeydown - read only

Function onkeypress - read only

Function onkeyup - read only

Function onmousedown - read only

Function onmousemove - read only

Function onmouseout - read only

Function onmouseover - read only

Function onmouseup - read only

Function onpaste - read only

Function onpropertychange - read only

Function onreadystatechange - read only

Function onresize - read only

Function onresizeend - read only

Function onresizestart - read only