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Link rel Property
Link Object
Definition and Usage
The rel property sets or returns a space-separated list that defines the relationship between the current document and the linked document.
Syntax
Set the rel property:
linkObject.rel="relationship"
Return the rel property:
linkObject.rel
The supported relationship values are:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| alternate | Linked page is an alternative version of the current document |
| appendix | Linked page is the appendix page for the current document |
| bookmark | Refers to a bookmark |
| chapter | Refers to a chapter |
| contents | Linked page is the table of contents for the current document |
| copyright | Linked page is the copyright/policy for the current document |
| glossary | Linked page is the glossary page for the current document |
| help | Linked page is the help page for the current document |
| index | Linked page is the index page for the current document |
| next | Refers to the next page |
| nofollow | The linked page should not influence the current document's ranking in search engine's index |
| offline | Refers to a location that contains a path to the CDF file |
| prev | Refers to the previous page |
| search | Refers to an XML file in OpenSearch description format |
| section | Link to a section in a list of documents |
| shortcut icon | Refers to an icon location |
| sidebar | Refers to the bookmark panel |
| start | Refers to the first page (used by search engines to show the first page) |
| stylesheet | Linked page is the style sheet for the current document |
| subsection | Linked page is a subsection for the current document |
Browser Support
The rel property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: The value "search" is not supported in Opera or Safari.
Note: The value "sidebar" is
not supported in IE, Safari, or Chrome.
Example
Example
Display the relationship between the current document and the linked document:
<html>
<head>
<link id="link1" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style1.css">
<script>
function displayResult()
{
var x=document.getElementById("link1").rel;
alert(x);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Display relationship</button>
</body>
</html>
<head>
<link id="link1" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style1.css">
<script>
function displayResult()
{
var x=document.getElementById("link1").rel;
alert(x);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Display relationship</button>
</body>
</html>
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Link Object
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