Reference
Document Object Reference
Document Object
Each HTML document loaded into a browser window becomes a Document object. The Document object provides access to all HTML elements in a page, from within a script.
Tip: The Document object is also part of the Window object, and can be accessed through the window.document property.
Document Object Collections
| Collection |
Description |
W3C |
| anchors[] |
Returns an array of all the anchors in the document |
Yes |
| forms[] |
Returns an array of all the forms in the document |
Yes |
| images[] |
Returns an array of all the images in the document |
Yes |
| links[] |
Returns an array of all the links in the document |
Yes |
Document Object Properties
| Property |
Description |
W3C |
| cookie |
Returns all name/value pairs of cookies in the document |
Yes |
| documentMode |
Returns the mode used by the browser to render the document |
No |
| domain |
Returns the domain name of the server that loaded the document |
Yes |
| lastModified |
Returns the date and time the document was last modified |
No |
| readyState |
Returns the (loading) status of the document |
No |
| referrer |
Returns the URL of the document that loaded the current document |
Yes |
| title |
Sets or returns the title of the document |
Yes |
| URL |
Returns the full URL of the document |
Yes |
Document Object Methods
| Method |
Description |
W3C |
| close() |
Closes the output stream previously opened with document.open() |
Yes |
| getElementById() |
Accesses the first element with the specified id |
Yes |
| getElementsByName() |
Accesses all elements with a specified name |
Yes |
| getElementsByTagName() |
Accesses all elements with a specified tagname |
Yes |
| open() |
Opens an output stream to collect the output from document.write() or document.writeln() |
Yes |
| write() |
Writes HTML expressions or JavaScript code to a document |
Yes |
| writeln() |
Same as write(), but adds a newline character after each statement |
Yes |
