Retrieves the type of the requested node.
Syntax
HTMLN/AScripting[ iType = ] object.nodeType
Possible Values
iTypeInteger that receives one of the following values.1Element node.3Text node.The property is read-only. The property has no default value.
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The property is read-only. The property has no default value.
Remarks
If the node represents an attribute retrieved from the attributes collection, the nodeType returns null.In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, This property now applies to the attribute object.
If the node represents an attribute retrieved from the attributes collection, the nodeType returns null.
null
In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, This property now applies to the attribute object.
Examples
This example assigns the nodeType property of the body object to a variable. var iType = document.body.nodeType; This example assigns the nodeType property of a node created with the createElement method to a variable. var "B"); document.body.insertBefore(oNode); var iType = oNode.nodeType;
This example assigns the nodeType property of the body object to a variable.
var iType = document.body.nodeType;
This example assigns the nodeType property of a node created with the createElement method to a variable.
var "B"); document.body.insertBefore(oNode); var iType = oNode.nodeType;
Standards Information
This property is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .
Applies To
A, ABBR, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, attribute, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BGSOUND, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LINK, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, nextID, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TextNode, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TITLE, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP
See Also
About the W3C Document Object Model
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