HTMLBaseElement

The HTMLBaseElement interface contains the base URI for a document. This object inherits all of the properties and methods as described in the HTMLElement interface.

Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLBaseElement.href: Is a DOMString that reflects the href HTML attribute, containing a base URL for relative URLs in the document.
HTMLBaseElement.target: Is a DOMString that reflects the target HTML attribute, containing a default target browsing context or frame for elements that do not have a target reference specified.

Methods

No specific method; inherits attributes from its parent, HTMLElement.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLBaseElement' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'HTMLBaseElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	No change from HTML5
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLBaseElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLBaseElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLBaseElement' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition.

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