This section contains a list of the methods exposed by the Dynamic HTML (DHTML) Object Model.
abort
The abort method terminates a pending send.
abort
Cancels the current HTTP request.
add
Creates a new namespace object and adds it to the collection.
add
Adds an element to the areas, controlRange, or options collection.
addBehavior
Attaches a behavior to the element.
AddChannel
Obsolete. Presents a dialog box that enables the user to add the specified channel, or to change the channel URL, if it is already installed.
AddDesktopComponent
Adds a Web site or image to the Microsoft Active Desktop.
addElement
Adds an element to the controlRange collection.
AddFavorite
Prompts the user with a dialog box to add the specified URL to the Favorites list.
addImport
Adds a style sheet to the imports collection for the specified style sheet.
addPageRule
Creates a new page object for a style sheet.
addReadRequest
Obsolete. Adds an entry to the queue for read requests.
addRule
Creates a new rule for a style sheet.
AddSearchProvider
Adds a search provider to the registry.
AddService
User initiated action to add a service.
AddToFavoritesBar
Adds
a URL to the Favorites Bar.
alert
Displays a dialog box containing an application-defined message.
appendChild
Appends an element as a child to the object.
appendData
Adds a new character string to the end of the object.
applyElement
Makes the element either a child or parent of another element.
assign
Loads a new HTML document.
attachEvent
Binds the specified function to an event, so that the function gets called whenever the event fires on the object.
AutoCompleteSaveForm
Saves the specified form in the AutoComplete data store.
AutoScan
Attempts to connect to a Web server by passing the specified query through completion templates.
back
Loads a previous URL from the History list.
begin
Marks the beginning of a global storage transaction.
blur
Causes the element to lose focus and fires the onblur event.
bubbleEvent
Propagates an event up its containment hierarchy.
ChooseColorDlg
Opens the system color-selection dialog box.
clear
Removes all key/value pairs from the DOM Storage area.
clear
Clears the contents of the selection.
clear
Not currently supported.
clearAttributes
Removes all attributes and values from the object.
clearData
Removes one or more data formats from the clipboard through the dataTransfer object or the clipboardData object.
clearInterval
Cancels the interval previously started using the setInterval method.
clearRequest
Obsolete. Clears all requests in the read-requests queue to prepare for new profile-information requests.
clearTimeout
Cancels a time-out that was set with the setTimeout method.
click
Simulates a click by causing the onclick event to fire.
cloneNode
Copies a reference to the object from the document hierarchy.
close
Closes an output stream and forces the sent data to display.
close
Closes the current browser window or HTML Application (HTA).
collapse
Moves the insertion point to the beginning or end of the current range.
commit
Writes pending changes to persistent storage.
compareEndPoints
Compares an end point of a TextRange object with an end point of another range.
componentFromPoint
Returns the component located at the specified coordinates via certain events.
confirm
Displays a confirmation dialog box that contains an optional message as well as OK and Cancel buttons.
contains
Checks whether the given element is contained within the object.
createAttribute
Creates an attribute object with a specified name.
createCaption
Creates an empty caption element in the table.
createComment
Creates a comment object with the specified data.
createControlRange
Creates a controlRange collection of nontext elements.
createDocumentFragment
Creates a new document.
createElement
Creates an instance of the element for the specified tag.
createEventObject
Generates an event object to pass event context information when you use the fireEvent method.
createPopup
Creates a popup window.
createRange
Creates a TextRange object from the current text selection, or a controlRange collection from a control selection.
createRangeCollection
Creates a TextRange object collection from the current selection.
createStyleSheet
Creates a style sheet for the document.
createTextNode
Creates a text string from the specified value.
createTextRange
Creates a TextRange object for the element.
createTFoot
Creates an empty tFoot element in the table.
createTHead
Creates an empty tHead element in the table.
deleteCaption
Deletes the caption element and its contents from the table.
deleteCell
Removes the specified cell (td) from the table row, as well as from the cells collection.
deleteData
Removes a specified range of characters from the object.
deleteRow
Removes the specified row (tr) from the element and from the rows collection.
deleteTFoot
Deletes the tFoot element and its contents from the table.
deleteTHead
Deletes the tHead element and its contents from the table.
detachEvent
Unbinds the specified function from the event, so that the function stops receiving notifications when the event fires.
doImport
Dynamically imports an element behavior.
doReadRequest
Obsolete. Performs all requests located in the read-requests queue.
doScroll
Simulates a click on a scroll-bar component.
dragDrop
Initiates a drag event.
duplicate
Returns a duplicate of the TextRange.
elementFromPoint
Returns the element for the specified x coordinate and the specified y coordinate.
empty
Cancels the current selection, sets the selection type to none, and sets the item property to null.
execCommand
Executes a command on the current document, current selection, or the given range.
execScript
Executes the specified script in the provided language.
expand
Expands the range so that partial units are completely contained.
findText
Searches for text in the document and positions the start and end points of the range to encompass the search string.
fireEvent
Fires a specified event on the object.
firstPage
Displays the first page of records in the data set to which the table is bound.
focus
Causes the element to receive the focus and executes the code specified by the onfocus event.
forward
Loads the next URL from the History list.
getAdjacentText
Returns the adjacent text string.
getAllResponseHeaders
Returns the complete list of response headers.
getAttribute
Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttribute
Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttribute
Obsolete. Returns the value of the named attribute from the userProfile object.
getAttributeNode
Gets an attribute object referenced by the attribute.name property.
getBookmark
Retrieves a bookmark (opaque string) that can be used with moveToBookmark to return to the same range.
getBoundingClientRect
Retrieves an object that specifies the bounds of a collection of TextRectangle objects.
getCharset
Gets a Variant that specifies the character set of a given font.
getClientRects
Retrieves a collection of rectangles that describes the layout of the contents of an object or range within the client. Each rectangle describes a single line.
getData
Gets the data in the specified format from the clipboard through the dataTransfer object or the clipboardData object.
getElementById
Returns a reference to the first object with the specified
value of the ID or NAME attribute.
getElementById
Returns a reference to the first object with the specified ID value.
getElementsByName
Gets a collection of objects based on the value of the NAME or ID attribute.
getElementsByTagName
Retrieves a collection of objects based on the specified element name.
getExpression
Retrieves the expression for the given property.
getItem
Retrieves the current value associated with the DOM Storage key.
getNamedItem
Gets an attribute specified with the name property by using the attributes collection.
getNamedItem
Gets an attribute specified with the name property,
by using the attributes collection.
getResponseHeader
Returns the specified response header.
go
Loads a URL from the History list.
hasAttribute
Determines whether an attribute with the specified name exists.
hasChildNodes
Returns a value that indicates whether the object has children.
hasFeature
Returns a value that indicates whether the object implements a specific Document Object Model (DOM) standard.
hasFocus
Gets a value indicating whether the object currently has focus.
hide
Closes the pop-up window.
ImportExportFavorites
Deprecated. Handles the import and export of Windows Internet Explorer favorites.
inRange
Returns a value indicating whether one range is contained within another.
insertAdjacentElement
Inserts an element at the specified location.
insertAdjacentHTML
Inserts the given HTML text into the element at the location.
insertAdjacentText
Inserts the given text into the element at the specified location.
insertBefore
Inserts an element into the document hierarchy as a child node of a parent object.
insertCell
Creates a new cell in the table row (tr), and adds the cell to the cells collection.
insertData
Inserts a new character string in the object at a specified offset.
insertRow
Creates a new row (tr) in the table, and adds the row to the rows collection.
isCompatible
Returns a value that indicates whether the document is compatible with the specified mode.
isEqual
Returns a value indicating whether the specified range is equal to the current range.
IsSearchProviderInstalled
Determines if a search provider has been installed for the current user and whether it is set as default.
IsServiceInstalled
Check if a service is already installed.
IsSubscribed
Obsolete. Retrieves a value indicating whether the client subscribes to the given channel.
item
Gets an attribute for an element from the attributes collection.
item
Gets an object from the bookmarks collection.
item
Gets an object from the controlRange collection.
item
Retrieves an object from the
documentCompatibleInfoCollection collection.
item
Gets an object from the childNodes collection or the children collection.
item
Retrieves a namespace object from the namespaces collection.
item
Retrieves an object from the pages collection.
item
Retrieves an object from the rules collection.
item
Retrieves an object from various collections, including the all collection.
item
Retrieves an object from the filters collection or various other collections.
item
Retrieves an object from the behaviorUrns collection.
item
Retrieves an object from the collection.
Item
Retrieves a string that specifies the name of a block format tag.
javaEnabled
Returns whether Java is enabled.
key
Retrieves the key at the specified index in the collection.
lastPage
Displays the last page of records in the data set to which the table is bound.
mergeAttributes
Copies all read/write attributes to the specified element.
move
Collapses the given text range and moves the empty range by the given number of units.
moveBy
Moves the screen position of the window by the specified x and y offset values.
moveEnd
Changes the end position of the range.
moveRow
Moves a table row to a new position.
moveStart
Changes the start position of the range.
moveTo
Moves the screen position of the upper-left corner of the window to the specified x and y position.
moveToBookmark
Moves to a bookmark.
moveToElementText
Moves the text range so that the start and end positions of the range encompass the text in the given element.
moveToPoint
Moves the start and end positions of the text range to the given point.
namedItem
Retrieves a storage area from the collection, by name.
namedItem
Retrieves an object or a collection from the specified collection.
namedItem
Retrieves an object or a collection from the specified collection.
namedRecordset
Retrieves the recordset object corresponding to the named data member from a data source object (DSO).
navigate
Loads the specified URL to the current window.
NavigateAndFind
Navigates to the specified URL and selects the specified text.
nextPage
Displays the next page of records in the data set to which the table is bound.
normalize
Merges adjacent TextNode objects to produce a normalized document object model.
open
Opens a new window and loads a document specified by a given URL. Also, opens a new window that uses the url parameter and the name parameter to collect the output of the write method and the writeln method.
open
Opens a new window and loads the document specified by a given URL.
open
Creates a connection with a domain's server.
open
Assigns method, destination URL, and other optional attributes of a pending request.
parentElement
Retrieves the parent element for the given text range.
pasteHTML
Pastes HTML text into the given text range, replacing any previous text and HTML elements in the range.
postMessage
Sends a cross-document message.
previousPage
Displays the previous page of records in the data set to which the table is bound.
print
Prints the document associated with the window.
prompt
Displays a dialog box that prompts the user with a message and an input field.
queryCommandEnabled
Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified command can be successfully executed using execCommand, given the current state of the document.
queryCommandIndeterm
Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the specified command is in the indeterminate state.
queryCommandState
Returns a Boolean value that indicates the current state of the command.
queryCommandSupported
Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the current command is supported on the current range.
queryCommandValue
Returns the current value of the document, range, or current selection for the given command.
querySelector
Returns the first DOM element node of the document that matches one of the supplied selector strings.
querySelector
Retrieves the first DOM
element node from descendants of the starting element node
that match any selector within the supplied selector string.
querySelectorAll
Returns all elements of the document that match any of the supplied selector strings.
querySelectorAll
Retrieves all DOM
element nodes from descendants of the starting element node
that match any selector within the supplied selector strings.
raiseEvent
Triggers an event, as specified.
recalc
Recalculates all dynamic properties in the current document.
refresh
Refreshes the content of the table. This might be necessary after a call to a method such as removeRule, when the page does not automatically reflow.
releaseCapture
Removes mouse capture from the object in the current document.
reload
Reloads the current page.
remove
Removes an element from the collection.
removeAttribute
Removes the given attribute from the object.
removeAttribute
Removes the given attribute from the object.
removeAttributeNode
Removes an attribute object from the object.
removeBehavior
Detaches a behavior from the element.
removeChild
Removes a child node from the object.
removeExpression
Removes the expression from the specified property.
removeImport
Removes the imported style sheet from the imports collection based on ordinal position.
removeItem
Deletes a key/value pair from the DOM Storage collection.
removeNamedItem
Removes an attribute specified with the name property from an element by using the attributes collection.
removeNamedItem
Removes an attribute specified with the name property from an element by using the attributes collection.
removeNode
Removes the object from the document hierarchy.
removeRule
Deletes an existing style rule for the styleSheet object, and adjusts the index of the rules collection accordingly.
replace
Replaces the current document by loading another document at the specified URL.
replaceAdjacentText
Replaces the text adjacent to the element.
replaceChild
Replaces an existing child element with a new child element.
replaceData
Replaces a specified range of characters in the object with a new character string.
replaceNode
Replaces the object with another element.
reset
Simulates a mouse click on a reset button for the calling form.
resizeBy
Changes the current size of the window by the specified x- and y-offset.
resizeTo
Sets the size of the window to the specified width and height values.
scroll
Causes the window to scroll to the specified x- and y-offset at the upper-left corner of the window.
scrollBy
Causes the window to scroll relative to the current scrolled position by the specified x- and y-pixel offset.
scrollIntoView
Causes the object to scroll into view, aligning it either at the top or bottom of the window.
scrollTo
Scrolls the window to the specified x- and y-offset.
select
Highlights the input area of a form element.
select
Makes the selection equal to the current object.
send
Transmits a data string to the server for processing.
send
Sends an HTTP request to the server and receives a response.
setActive
Sets the object as active without setting focus to the object.
setAttribute
Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttribute
Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setAttributeNode
Sets an attribute object node as part of the object.
setCapture
Sets the mouse capture to the object that belongs to the current document.
setContextMenu
Constructs a context menu, as specified.
setData
Assigns data in a specified format to the dataTransfer object or the clipboardData object.
setEndPoint
Sets the endpoint of one range based on the endpoint of another range.
setExpression
Sets an expression for the specified object.
setInterval
Evaluates an expression each time a specified number of milliseconds has elapsed.
setItem
Sets a key/value pair.
setNamedItem
Adds an attribute to an element by using an attributes collection.
setNamedItem
Adds an attribute to an element by using an attributes collection.
SetRecentlyClosedVisible
Not implemented.
setRequestHeader
Adds custom HTTP headers to the request.
setTimeout
Evaluates an expression after a specified number of milliseconds has elapsed.
show
Displays the pop-up window on the screen.
ShowBrowserUI
Opens the specified browser dialog box.
showHelp
Displays a Help file. This method can be used with Microsoft HTML Help.
showModalDialog
Creates a modal dialog box that displays the specified HTML document.
showModelessDialog
Creates a modeless dialog box that displays the specified HTML document.
splitText
Divides a text node at the specified index.
start
Starts scrolling the marquee.
stop
Stops the marquee from scrolling.
submit
Submits the form.
substringData
Extracts a range of characters from the object.
swapNode
Exchanges the location of two objects in the document hierarchy.
tags
Retrieves a collection of objects that have the specified HTML tag name.
taintEnabled
Returns whether data tainting is enabled.
urns
Retrieves a collection of all objects to which a specified behavior is attached.
write
Writes one or more HTML expressions to a document in the specified window.
writeln
Writes one or more HTML expressions, followed by a carriage return, to a document in the specified window.