Anchor Object
The Anchor object represents an HTML a element (a hyperlink).
For each instance of an HTML <a> tag in a document, an Anchor
object is created.
An anchor can be used in two ways:
- To create a link to another document by using the href attribute
- To create a bookmark inside a document, by using the name attribute
All Anchor objects in a document can be found in the Document object's anchors array.
The Anchor object's properties and methods are
described below:
N: Netscape (including Mozilla when N6 or higher), IE: Internet Explorer, W3C:
World Wide Web Consortium (Internet Standard)
Properties
Syntax: object.property_name
Property |
Description |
N |
IE |
W3C |
accessKey |
Sets or returns the keyboard key to access the hyperlink |
6 |
5 |
Yes |
charset |
Sets or returns the character set of the linked resource |
6 |
6 |
Yes |
coords |
Sets or retrieves a comma-separated list with coordinates,
defining an active region geometry |
6 |
6 |
Yes |
href |
Sets or returns the URL of the linked resource |
6 |
5 |
Yes |
hreflang |
Sets or returns the language code of the linked resource |
6 |
6 |
Yes |
id |
Sets or returns the id of the hyperlink (In IE 4 this
property is read-only) |
|
4 |
No |
name |
Sets or returns the name of the hyperlink |
4 |
4 |
Yes |
rel |
Sets or returns the relationship between the current
document and the target URL |
6 |
5 |
Yes |
rev |
Sets or returns the relationship between the current
document and the target URL |
6 |
5 |
Yes |
shape |
Sets or returns the active area. Coordinates are given by
coords |
6 |
6 |
Yes |
tabIndex |
Sets or returns the index that defines the tab order for
the hyperlink |
6 |
5 |
Yes |
target |
Sets or returns the window/frame where to open the target
URL |
6 |
5 |
Yes |
type |
Sets or returns the MIME type of the linked resource |
6 |
6 |
Yes |
Methods
Syntax: object.method_name()
Method |
Description |
N |
IE |
W3C |
blur() |
Removes focus from the link |
6 |
5 |
Yes |
focus() |
Gives focus to the link |
6 |
5 |
Yes |
Events
Syntax: object.event_name="someJavaScriptCode"
Event |
Description |
N |
IE |
W3C |
onBlur |
Executes some code when the link loses focus |
2 |
3 |
|
onFocus |
Executes some code when the link gets focus |
2 |
3 |
|
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