HTML DOM Anchor Object
Anchor Object
The Anchor object represents an HTML hyperlink.
For each instance of an <a> tag in an HTML document, an Anchor object is created.
An anchor can be used to create a link to another document (with the href attribute) or to create a bookmark inside a document (with the name attribute).
You can access an anchor by searching through the anchors[] array in the Document object, or by using document.getElementById().
Anchor Object Properties
IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: W3C Standard.
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| accessKey |
Sets or returns a keyboard key to access a link |
5 |
1 |
No |
Yes |
| charset |
Sets or returns the character-set of the linked resource |
6 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| coords |
Sets or returns a comma-separated list with coordinates of
a link in an image-map |
6 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| href |
Sets or returns the URL of the linked resource |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| hreflang |
Sets or returns the language code of the linked resource |
6 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| id |
Sets or returns the id of a link |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| innerHTML |
Sets or returns the text of a link |
4 |
1 |
9 |
No |
| name |
Sets or returns the name of a link |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| rel |
Sets or returns the relationship between the current
document and the target URL |
5 |
1 |
No |
Yes |
| rev |
Sets or returns the relationship between the target URL and
the current document |
5 |
1 |
No |
Yes |
| shape |
Sets or returns the shape of a link in an image-map |
6 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| tabIndex |
Sets or returns the tab order for
a link |
6 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| target |
Sets or returns where to open a link |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| type |
Sets or returns the MIME type of the linked resource |
6 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Standard Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| className |
Sets or returns the class attribute of an element |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| dir |
Sets or returns the direction of text |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| lang |
Sets or returns the language code for an element |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| title |
Sets or returns an element's advisory title |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Anchor Object Methods
| Method |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| blur() |
Removes focus from the link |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| focus() |
Gives focus to the link |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
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