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ObjectNodeElement

Properties[]

These properties are available on all Element instances.

Methods[]

These methods are available on all Element instances.

getElementsByTagName[]

Data type function
Return type NodeList
Parameter list tagName (string)
Standard DOM Level 1 Core, DOM Level 2 Core
Documentation Mozilla, Microsoft

Finds every element in the document which has the specified tagName and is contained by the current element. The asterisk ("*") matches all elements below this one.

See also[]

Document.getElementsByTagName

getElementsByTagNameNS[]

Data type function
Return type NodeList
Parameter list tagName (string), namespace (string)
Standard DOM Level 2 Core
Documentation Mozilla

Finds every element in the document which has the specified tagName and namespace and is contained by the current element. If the name is only the asterisk ("*"), all elements below this one in the specified namespace will be returned.

See also[]

Document.getElementsByTagNameNS

getElementById[]

Data type function
Return type Node
Parameter list id (String)
Standard
Documentation Mozilla

Finds an element in the document which has the specified id and is the child (or descendant) of the current element.

See also[]

Document.getElementById

getElementsByClassName[]

Data type function
Return type NodeList
Parameter list className (String)
Standard
Documentation Mozilla

Finds every element in the document which has the specified className, and is the child (or descendant) of the current element. The asterisk ("*") matches all the class names below this one.

See also[]

Document.getElementsByClassName