Appendix D: ECMAScript Language Binding

This appendix contains the complete ECMAScript [ECMAScript] binding for the Level 2 Document Object Model HTML definitions.

Note: Exceptions handling is only supported by ECMAScript implementation conformant with the Standard ECMA-262 3rd. Edition ([ECMAScript]).

Object HTMLDOMImplementation

HTMLDOMImplementation has the all the properties and methods of the DOMImplementation object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLDOMImplementation object has the following methods:

createHTMLDocument(title): This method returns a HTMLDocument object.
The title parameter is of type String.

Object HTMLCollection

The HTMLCollection object has the following properties:

length: This read-only property is of type Number.

The HTMLCollection object has the following methods:

item(index): This method returns a Node object.
The index parameter is of type Number.
Note: This object can also be dereferenced using square bracket notation (e.g. obj[1]). Dereferencing with an integer index is equivalent to invoking the item method with that index.
namedItem(name): This method returns a Node object.
The name parameter is of type String.
Note: This object can also be dereferenced using square bracket notation (e.g. obj["foo"]). Dereferencing using a string index is equivalent to invoking the namedItem method with that index.

Object HTMLDocument

HTMLDocument has the all the properties and methods of the Document object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLDocument object has the following properties:

title: This property is of type String.
referrer: This read-only property is of type String.
domain: This read-only property is of type String.
URL: This read-only property is of type String.
body: This property is a HTMLElement object.
images: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
applets: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
links: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
forms: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
anchors: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
cookie: This property is of type String.

The HTMLDocument object has the following methods:

open(): This method has no return value.
close(): This method has no return value.
write(text): This method has no return value.
The text parameter is of type String.
writeln(text): This method has no return value.
The text parameter is of type String.
getElementsByName(elementName): This method returns a NodeList object.
The elementName parameter is of type String.

Object HTMLElement

HTMLElement has the all the properties and methods of the Element object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLElement object has the following properties:

id: This property is of type String.
title: This property is of type String.
lang: This property is of type String.
dir: This property is of type String.
className: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLHtmlElement

HTMLHtmlElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLHtmlElement object has the following properties:

version: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLHeadElement

HTMLHeadElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLHeadElement object has the following properties:

profile: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLLinkElement

HTMLLinkElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLLinkElement object has the following properties:

disabled: This property is of type Boolean.
charset: This property is of type String.
href: This property is of type String.
hreflang: This property is of type String.
media: This property is of type String.
rel: This property is of type String.
rev: This property is of type String.
target: This property is of type String.
type: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLTitleElement

HTMLTitleElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLTitleElement object has the following properties:

text: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLMetaElement

HTMLMetaElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLMetaElement object has the following properties:

content: This property is of type String.
httpEquiv: This property is of type String.
name: This property is of type String.
scheme: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLBaseElement

HTMLBaseElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLBaseElement object has the following properties:

href: This property is of type String.
target: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLIsIndexElement

HTMLIsIndexElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLIsIndexElement object has the following properties:

form: This read-only property is a HTMLFormElement object.
prompt: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLStyleElement

HTMLStyleElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLStyleElement object has the following properties:

disabled: This property is of type Boolean.
media: This property is of type String.
type: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLBodyElement

HTMLBodyElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLBodyElement object has the following properties:

aLink: This property is of type String.
background: This property is of type String.
bgColor: This property is of type String.
link: This property is of type String.
text: This property is of type String.
vLink: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLFormElement

HTMLFormElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLFormElement object has the following properties:

elements: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
length: This read-only property is a long object.
name: This property is of type String.
acceptCharset: This property is of type String.
action: This property is of type String.
enctype: This property is of type String.
method: This property is of type String.
target: This property is of type String.

The HTMLFormElement object has the following methods:

submit(): This method has no return value.
reset(): This method has no return value.

Object HTMLSelectElement

HTMLSelectElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLSelectElement object has the following properties:

type: This read-only property is of type String.
selectedIndex: This property is a long object.
value: This property is of type String.
length: This read-only property is a long object.
form: This read-only property is a HTMLFormElement object.
options: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
disabled: This property is of type Boolean.
multiple: This property is of type Boolean.
name: This property is of type String.
size: This property is a long object.
tabIndex: This property is a long object.

The HTMLSelectElement object has the following methods:

add(element, before): This method has no return value.
The element parameter is a HTMLElement object.
The before parameter is a HTMLElement object.
This method can raise a DOMException object.
remove(index): This method has no return value.
The index parameter is a long object.
blur(): This method has no return value.
focus(): This method has no return value.

Object HTMLOptGroupElement

HTMLOptGroupElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLOptGroupElement object has the following properties:

disabled: This property is of type Boolean.
label: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLOptionElement

HTMLOptionElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLOptionElement object has the following properties:

form: This read-only property is a HTMLFormElement object.
defaultSelected: This property is of type Boolean.
text: This read-only property is of type String.
index: This read-only property is a long object.
disabled: This property is of type Boolean.
label: This property is of type String.
selected: This property is of type Boolean.
value: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLInputElement

HTMLInputElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLInputElement object has the following properties:

defaultValue: This property is of type String.
defaultChecked: This property is of type Boolean.
form: This read-only property is a HTMLFormElement object.
accept: This property is of type String.
accessKey: This property is of type String.
align: This property is of type String.
alt: This property is of type String.
checked: This property is of type Boolean.
disabled: This property is of type Boolean.
maxLength: This property is a long object.
name: This property is of type String.
readOnly: This property is of type Boolean.
size: This property is of type String.
src: This property is of type String.
tabIndex: This property is a long object.
type: This property is of type String.
useMap: This property is of type String.
value: This property is of type String.

The HTMLInputElement object has the following methods:

blur(): This method has no return value.
focus(): This method has no return value.
select(): This method has no return value.
click(): This method has no return value.

Object HTMLTextAreaElement

HTMLTextAreaElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLTextAreaElement object has the following properties:

defaultValue: This property is of type String.
form: This read-only property is a HTMLFormElement object.
accessKey: This property is of type String.
cols: This property is a long object.
disabled: This property is of type Boolean.
name: This property is of type String.
readOnly: This property is of type Boolean.
rows: This property is a long object.
tabIndex: This property is a long object.
type: This read-only property is of type String.
value: This property is of type String.

The HTMLTextAreaElement object has the following methods:

blur(): This method has no return value.
focus(): This method has no return value.
select(): This method has no return value.

Object HTMLButtonElement

HTMLButtonElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLButtonElement object has the following properties:

form: This read-only property is a HTMLFormElement object.
accessKey: This property is of type String.
disabled: This property is of type Boolean.
name: This property is of type String.
tabIndex: This property is a long object.
type: This read-only property is of type String.
value: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLLabelElement

HTMLLabelElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLLabelElement object has the following properties:

form: This read-only property is a HTMLFormElement object.
accessKey: This property is of type String.
htmlFor: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLFieldSetElement

HTMLFieldSetElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLFieldSetElement object has the following properties:

form: This read-only property is a HTMLFormElement object.

Object HTMLLegendElement

HTMLLegendElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLLegendElement object has the following properties:

form: This read-only property is a HTMLFormElement object.
accessKey: This property is of type String.
align: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLUListElement

HTMLUListElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLUListElement object has the following properties:

compact: This property is of type Boolean.
type: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLOListElement

HTMLOListElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLOListElement object has the following properties:

compact: This property is of type Boolean.
start: This property is a long object.
type: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLDListElement

HTMLDListElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLDListElement object has the following properties:

compact: This property is of type Boolean.

Object HTMLDirectoryElement

HTMLDirectoryElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLDirectoryElement object has the following properties:

compact: This property is of type Boolean.

Object HTMLMenuElement

HTMLMenuElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLMenuElement object has the following properties:

compact: This property is of type Boolean.

Object HTMLLIElement

HTMLLIElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLLIElement object has the following properties:

type: This property is of type String.
value: This property is a long object.

Object HTMLDivElement

HTMLDivElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLDivElement object has the following properties:

align: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLParagraphElement

HTMLParagraphElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLParagraphElement object has the following properties:

align: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLHeadingElement

HTMLHeadingElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLHeadingElement object has the following properties:

align: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLQuoteElement

HTMLQuoteElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLQuoteElement object has the following properties:

cite: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLPreElement

HTMLPreElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLPreElement object has the following properties:

width: This property is a long object.

Object HTMLBRElement

HTMLBRElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLBRElement object has the following properties:

clear: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLBaseFontElement

HTMLBaseFontElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLBaseFontElement object has the following properties:

color: This property is of type String.
face: This property is of type String.
size: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLFontElement

HTMLFontElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLFontElement object has the following properties:

color: This property is of type String.
face: This property is of type String.
size: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLHRElement

HTMLHRElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLHRElement object has the following properties:

align: This property is of type String.
noShade: This property is of type Boolean.
size: This property is of type String.
width: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLModElement

HTMLModElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLModElement object has the following properties:

cite: This property is of type String.
dateTime: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLAnchorElement

HTMLAnchorElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLAnchorElement object has the following properties:

accessKey: This property is of type String.
charset: This property is of type String.
coords: This property is of type String.
href: This property is of type String.
hreflang: This property is of type String.
name: This property is of type String.
rel: This property is of type String.
rev: This property is of type String.
shape: This property is of type String.
tabIndex: This property is a long object.
target: This property is of type String.
type: This property is of type String.

The HTMLAnchorElement object has the following methods:

blur(): This method has no return value.
focus(): This method has no return value.

Object HTMLImageElement

HTMLImageElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLImageElement object has the following properties:

lowSrc: This property is of type String.
name: This property is of type String.
align: This property is of type String.
alt: This property is of type String.
border: This property is of type String.
height: This property is of type String.
hspace: This property is of type String.
isMap: This property is of type Boolean.
longDesc: This property is of type String.
src: This property is of type String.
useMap: This property is of type String.
vspace: This property is of type String.
width: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLObjectElement

HTMLObjectElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLObjectElement object has the following properties:

form: This read-only property is a HTMLFormElement object.
code: This property is of type String.
align: This property is of type String.
archive: This property is of type String.
border: This property is of type String.
codeBase: This property is of type String.
codeType: This property is of type String.
data: This property is of type String.
declare: This property is of type Boolean.
height: This property is of type String.
hspace: This property is of type String.
name: This property is of type String.
standby: This property is of type String.
tabIndex: This property is a long object.
type: This property is of type String.
useMap: This property is of type String.
vspace: This property is of type String.
width: This property is of type String.
contentDocument: This read-only property is a Document object.

Object HTMLParamElement

HTMLParamElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLParamElement object has the following properties:

name: This property is of type String.
type: This property is of type String.
value: This property is of type String.
valueType: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLAppletElement

HTMLAppletElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLAppletElement object has the following properties:

align: This property is of type String.
alt: This property is of type String.
archive: This property is of type String.
code: This property is of type String.
codeBase: This property is of type String.
height: This property is of type String.
hspace: This property is of type String.
name: This property is of type String.
object: This property is of type String.
vspace: This property is of type String.
width: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLMapElement

HTMLMapElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLMapElement object has the following properties:

areas: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
name: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLAreaElement

HTMLAreaElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLAreaElement object has the following properties:

accessKey: This property is of type String.
alt: This property is of type String.
coords: This property is of type String.
href: This property is of type String.
noHref: This property is of type Boolean.
shape: This property is of type String.
tabIndex: This property is a long object.
target: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLScriptElement

HTMLScriptElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLScriptElement object has the following properties:

text: This property is of type String.
htmlFor: This property is of type String.
event: This property is of type String.
charset: This property is of type String.
defer: This property is of type Boolean.
src: This property is of type String.
type: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLTableElement

HTMLTableElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLTableElement object has the following properties:

caption: This property is a HTMLTableCaptionElement object.
tHead: This property is a HTMLTableSectionElement object.
tFoot: This property is a HTMLTableSectionElement object.
rows: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
tBodies: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
align: This property is of type String.
bgColor: This property is of type String.
border: This property is of type String.
cellPadding: This property is of type String.
cellSpacing: This property is of type String.
frame: This property is of type String.
rules: This property is of type String.
summary: This property is of type String.
width: This property is of type String.

The HTMLTableElement object has the following methods:

createTHead(): This method returns a HTMLElement object.
deleteTHead(): This method has no return value.
createTFoot(): This method returns a HTMLElement object.
deleteTFoot(): This method has no return value.
createCaption(): This method returns a HTMLElement object.
deleteCaption(): This method has no return value.
insertRow(index): This method returns a HTMLElement object.
The index parameter is a long object.
This method can raise a DOMException object.
deleteRow(index): This method has no return value.
The index parameter is a long object.
This method can raise a DOMException object.

Object HTMLTableCaptionElement

HTMLTableCaptionElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLTableCaptionElement object has the following properties:

align: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLTableColElement

HTMLTableColElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLTableColElement object has the following properties:

align: This property is of type String.
ch: This property is of type String.
chOff: This property is of type String.
span: This property is a long object.
vAlign: This property is of type String.
width: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLTableSectionElement

HTMLTableSectionElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLTableSectionElement object has the following properties:

align: This property is of type String.
ch: This property is of type String.
chOff: This property is of type String.
vAlign: This property is of type String.
rows: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.

The HTMLTableSectionElement object has the following methods:

insertRow(index): This method returns a HTMLElement object.
The index parameter is a long object.
This method can raise a DOMException object.
deleteRow(index): This method has no return value.
The index parameter is a long object.
This method can raise a DOMException object.

Object HTMLTableRowElement

HTMLTableRowElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLTableRowElement object has the following properties:

rowIndex: This read-only property is a long object.
sectionRowIndex: This read-only property is a long object.
cells: This read-only property is a HTMLCollection object.
align: This property is of type String.
bgColor: This property is of type String.
ch: This property is of type String.
chOff: This property is of type String.
vAlign: This property is of type String.

The HTMLTableRowElement object has the following methods:

insertCell(index): This method returns a HTMLElement object.
The index parameter is a long object.
This method can raise a DOMException object.
deleteCell(index): This method has no return value.
The index parameter is a long object.
This method can raise a DOMException object.

Object HTMLTableCellElement

HTMLTableCellElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLTableCellElement object has the following properties:

cellIndex: This read-only property is a long object.
abbr: This property is of type String.
align: This property is of type String.
axis: This property is of type String.
bgColor: This property is of type String.
ch: This property is of type String.
chOff: This property is of type String.
colSpan: This property is a long object.
headers: This property is of type String.
height: This property is of type String.
noWrap: This property is of type Boolean.
rowSpan: This property is a long object.
scope: This property is of type String.
vAlign: This property is of type String.
width: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLFrameSetElement

HTMLFrameSetElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLFrameSetElement object has the following properties:

cols: This property is of type String.
rows: This property is of type String.

Object HTMLFrameElement

HTMLFrameElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLFrameElement object has the following properties:

frameBorder: This property is of type String.
longDesc: This property is of type String.
marginHeight: This property is of type String.
marginWidth: This property is of type String.
name: This property is of type String.
noResize: This property is of type Boolean.
scrolling: This property is of type String.
src: This property is of type String.
contentDocument: This read-only property is a Document object.

Object HTMLIFrameElement

HTMLIFrameElement has the all the properties and methods of the HTMLElement object as well as the properties and methods defined below.

The HTMLIFrameElement object has the following properties:

align: This property is of type String.
frameBorder: This property is of type String.
height: This property is of type String.
longDesc: This property is of type String.
marginHeight: This property is of type String.
marginWidth: This property is of type String.
name: This property is of type String.
scrolling: This property is of type String.
src: This property is of type String.
width: This property is of type String.
contentDocument: This read-only property is a Document object.