HTMLAnchorElement : HTMLElement
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Anchor or hyperlink in an HTML document.

Platform Support

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Constructors

Constructor Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
HTMLAnchorElement Constructor() : HTMLAnchorElement
Anchor or hyperlink in an HTML document.
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HTMLAnchorElement() : HTMLAnchorElement

Anchor or hyperlink in an HTML document.

Returns
HTMLAnchorElement

Visibility
internal

Properties

Property Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
accessKey : String
Hot-key shortcut for the element.
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charset : String
Specifies the character set associated with the element.
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coords : String
Comma-delimited x, y coordinates for the element.
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dataFld : String
For a databound element, specifies the field supplying the data.
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disabled : Boolean
Specifies whether or not the element is disabled.
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For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/stylesheets.html
hash : String
Substring for the URL after the hash (#), if there is one.
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host : String
Domain name and port substring for the URL.
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hostname : String
Domain name portion of the URL.
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href : String
Path or URL for the linked document or object.
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hreflang : String
Language code for the linked document or object.
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media : String
Media type associated with the element.
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name : String
Unique name identifier for the element.
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For examples, see the quirksmode test page:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/tests/attributes.html

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nameProp : String
Substring for the URL that contains the file name.
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pathname : String
Path and filename for the URL.
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port : String
Substring for the URL that contains the port name.
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protocol : String
Substring for the URL that contains the protocol.
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protocolLong : String
Full name for the protocol for the URL.
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rel : String
Defines the relationship of the linked document to the current document.
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rev : String
Defines the relationship of the current document to the linked document.
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search : String
Substring for the URL that contains the query term (after the question mark).
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shape : String
Shape of the object.
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tabIndex : Number
Position of the element in the tabbing order for the document.
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target : String
Target window to use for opening the linked document.
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text : String
Text enclosed by the open and close "a" tags.
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Remarks
Instead of the text property, use DOM methods to access the text, if possible.
type : String
Specifies the MIME type for the target document or object.
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urn : String
URN for the target document or object.
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x : String
Horizontal (x) position of the element relative to the left edge of the document.
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y : String
Vertical (y) position of the element relative to the top edge of the document.
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Functions

Method Action IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari Chrome
blur() : void
Takes focus off of the element.
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Returns
void

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focus() : void
Gives the element focus.
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Returns
void

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handleEvent(Event event) : void
Process the instance of the event.
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Parameters
Event event Type of event.

Returns
void

References

Link|Anchor

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