HTML DOM Area Object
Area Object
The Area object represents an area of an image-map (An image-map is an image with clickable regions).
For each instance of an <area> tag in an HTML document, an Area object is created.
Area Object Properties
IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: W3C Standard.
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| accessKey |
Sets or returns the keyboard key to access an area |
5 |
1 |
No |
Yes |
| alt |
Sets or returns an alternate text to be displayed, if a browser cannot show an area |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| coords |
Sets or returns the coordinates of a clickable area in an image-map |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| hash |
Sets or returns the anchor part of the URL in an area |
4 |
1 |
No |
No |
| host |
Sets or returns the hostname and port of the URL in an area |
4 |
1 |
No |
No |
| href |
Sets or returns the URL of a link in an image-map |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| id |
Sets or returns the id of an area |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| noHref |
Sets or returns whether an area should be active or inactive |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| pathname |
Sets or returns the pathname of the URL in an area |
4 |
1 |
9 |
No |
| protocol |
Sets or returns the protocol of the URL in an area |
4 |
1 |
9 |
No |
| search |
Sets or returns the query string part of the URL in an area |
4 |
1 |
9 |
No |
| shape |
Sets or returns the shape of an area in an image-map |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| tabIndex |
Sets or returns the tab order for an area |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| target |
Sets or returns where to open the link-URL in an area |
4 |
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 |
 |
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