HTML | DOM HTML Object
The HTML Object property in HTML DOM is used to represent or access the HTML <html> element with in the object. The <html> element is used to return the HTML document as an Element Object.
Syntax:
- It is used to access a <html> element.
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("HTML")[0];
- It can also be used to access a <html> element.
var x = document.documentElement;
Property Values:
- getElementsByTagName(): It is used to return a collection of all child elements with the specified tag name.
- innerHTML: It is used to set or return the content of an element.
- getElementsById(): It is used to return a collection of all child elements with the specified Id.
Example-1: Access HTML element using document.getElementsByTagName(“HTML”)[0];
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < title > HTML | DOM HTML Object Property </ title > < style > body { text-align: center; width: 70%; } h1 { color: green; } h1, h2 { text-align: center; } </ style > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 > HTML Object</ h2 > < p >Click the button to get the HTML content of the html element.</ p > < button onclick = "GFG()" >Click</ button > < p id = "Beginner" ></ p > < script > function GFG() { // Access html element and return using "innerHTML" var x = document.getElementsByTagName( "HTML")[0].innerHTML; document.getElementById("Beginner").innerHTML = x; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Before Click On the Button:
After Click On the Button:
Example-2: Access html element and return element is first or second.
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < title > HTML | DOM HTML Object Property </ title > < style > body { text-align: center; width: 70%; } h1 { color: green; } h1, h2 { text-align: center; } </ style > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 > HTML Object</ h2 > < p >Click the button to get the HTML content of the html element.</ p > < p >Using the document.documentElement</ p > < button onclick = "GFG()" >Click</ button > < p id = "Beginner" ></ p > < script > function GFG() { // Access html element and return html // with position value of html element. var x = document.documentElement.innerHTML; document.getElementById( "Beginner").innerHTML = "first" + x; var y = document.documentElement.innerHTML; document.getElementById( "Beginner").innerHTML = y + "second"; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Before Click On the Button:
After Click On the Button:
Example-3: Access html element and return all child with specified tag name.
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < title > HTML | DOM HTML Object Property </ title > < style > body { text-align: center; width: 70%; } h1 { color: green; } h1, h2 { text-align: center; } </ style > < body > < h1 >w3wiki</ h1 > < h2 > HTML Object</ h2 > < p >Click the button to get the HTML content of the html element.</ p > < p >Using the getElementsByTagName("HTML")[0] and documentElement</ p > < button onclick = "GFG()" >Click</ button > < p id = "Beginner" ></ p > < script > function GFG() { // access and return html element var x = document.getElementsByTagName( "HTML")[0].innerHTML; document.getElementById("Beginner").innerHTML = "getElementsByTagName" + x; var y = document.documentElement.innerHTML; document.getElementById("Beginner").innerHTML = y + "documentElement"; } </ script > </ body > </ html > |
Output:
Before Click On the Button:
After Click On the Button:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM HTML Object property are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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