HTMLElement

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La interfaz HTMLElement representa cualquier elemento HTML. Algunos elementos implementan directamente esta interfaz, otros la implementan a través de una interfaz que hereda de ella.

Properties

Inherits properties from its parent, Element, and implements those from GlobalEventHandlers and TouchEventHandlers.

HTMLElement.accessKey
Is a DOMString representing the access key assigned to the element.
HTMLElement.accessKeyLabel Read only
Returns a DOMString containing the element's assigned access key.
HTMLElement.contentEditable
Is a DOMString, where a value of "true" means the element is editable and a value of "false" means it isn't.
HTMLElement.isContentEditable Read only
Returns a Boolean that indicates whether or not the content of the element can be edited.
HTMLElement.contextMenu
Is an HTMLMenuElement representing the contextual menu associated with the element. It may be null
HTMLElement.dataset Read only
Returns a DOMStringMap that allows access to read and write the element custom data attributes (data-*) .
HTMLElement.dir
Is a DOMString, reflecting the dir global attribute, representing the directionality of the element. Possible values are "ltr", "rtl", and "auto".
HTMLElement.draggable
Is a Boolean indicating if the element can be dragged.
HTMLElement.dropzone Read only
Returns a DOMSettableTokenList reflecting the dropzone global attribute and describing the behavior of the element regarding a drop operation.
HTMLElement.hidden
Is a Boolean indicating if the element is hidden or not.
HTMLElement.itemScope
Is a Boolean…
HTMLElement.itemType Read only
Returns a DOMSettableTokenList…
HTMLElement.itemId
Is a DOMString…
HTMLElement.itemRef Read only
Returns a DOMSettableTokenList…
HTMLElement.itemProp Read only
Returns a DOMSettableTokenList…
HTMLElement.itemValue
Returns an Object…
HTMLElement.lang
Is a DOMString representing the language of an element's attributes, text, and element contents.
HTMLElement.offsetHeight Read only
Returns a double containing the height of an element, relative to the layout.
HTMLElement.offsetLeftRead only
Returns a double, the distance from this element's left border to its offsetParent's left border.
HTMLElement.offsetParentRead only
Returns an Element that is the element from which all offset calculations are currently computed.
HTMLElement.offsetTopRead only
Returns a double, the distance from this element's top border to its offsetParent's top border.
HTMLElement.offsetWidthRead only
Returns a double containing the width of an element, relative to the layout.
HTMLElement.properties Read only
Returns an HTMLPropertiesCollection…
HTMLElement.spellcheck
Is a Boolean that controls spell-checking. It is present on all HTML elements, though it hasn't an effect on all of them.
HTMLElement.style
Is CSSStyleDeclaration, an object representing the declarations of an element's style attributes.
HTMLElement.tabIndex
Is a long representing the position of the element in the tabbing order.
HTMLElement.title
Is a DOMString containing the text that appears in a popup box when mouse is over the element.
HTMLElement.translate
Is a Boolean

Event handlers

La mayoria de las propiedades de los eventos, del formulario onXYZ, estan definidas en las interfaces GlobalEventHandlers or TouchEventHandlers, implementadas por HTMLElement. Otras pocas son especificas de HTMLElement.

HTMLElement.oncopy 
Returns the event handling code for the copy event (error 280959).
HTMLElement.oncut 
Returns the event handling code for the cut event (error 280959).
HTMLElement.onpaste
Returns the event handling code for the paste event (error 280959).
TouchEventHandlers.ontouchstart
Returns the event handling code for the touchstart event.
TouchEventHandlers.ontouchend
Returns the event handling code for the touchend event.
TouchEventHandlers.ontouchmove
Returns the event handling code for the touchmove event.
TouchEventHandlers.ontouchenter
Returns the event handling code for the touchenter event.
TouchEventHandlers.ontouchleave
Returns the event handling code for the touchleave event.
TouchEventHandlers.ontouchcancel
Returns the event handling code for the touchcancel event.

Methods

Inherits methods from its parent, Element.

HTMLElement.blur()
Removes keyboard focus from the currently focused element.
HTMLElement.click()
Sends a mouse click event to the element.
HTMLElement.focus()
Makes the element the current keyboard focus.
HTMLElement.forceSpellCheck()
Makes the spell checker runs on the element.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
CSS Object Model (CSSOM) View Module
La definición de 'HTMLElement' en esta especificación.		 Working Draft Added the following properties: offsetParent, offsetTop, offsetLeft, offsetWidth, and offsetHeight.
HTML Living Standard
La definición de 'HTMLElement' en esta especificación.		 Living Standard Added the following properties: translate, itemScope, itemType, itemId, itemRef, itemProp, properties, and itemValue.
Added the following method: forceSpellcheck().
Moved the onXYZ attributes to the GlobalEventHandlers interface and added an inheritance from it.
HTML5
La definición de 'HTMLElement' en esta especificación.		 Recommendation Added the following properties: dataset, hidden, tabindex, accessKey, accessKeyLabel, draggable, dropzone, contentEditable, isContentEditable, contextMenu, spellcheck, commandType, commandLabel, commandIcon, commandHidden, commandDisabled, commandChecked, style, and all the onXYZ properties.
Moved the id and className properties to the Element interface.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification
La definición de 'HTMLElement' en esta especificación.		 Obsolete No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification
La definición de 'HTMLElement' en esta especificación.		 Obsolete Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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Feature Firefox (Gecko) Chrome Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 1.0 (1.7 o anterior) ? ? ? ?
accessKey 5.0 (5.0) 17.0 ? ? (Yes)(535.10)
accessKeyLabel 8.0 (8.0) ? ? ? Sin soporteWebKit bug 72715
blur() 5.0 (5.0) ? ? ? ?
click() 5.0 (5.0) ? ? ? (Yes)(535.24)
dataset 6.0 (6.0) 9.0 ? 11.10 5.1
focus() 5.0 (5.0) ? ? ? ?
contentEditable 3.0 (1.9) (Yes) 5.5 9 (Yes)
spellcheck 2.0 (1.8.1) ? ? ? ?
style (Yes) (returns a CSS2Properties, rather than a CSSStyleDeclaration) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) (Yes)
forceSpellCheck() Sin soporte Sin soporte Sin soporte Sin soporte Sin soporte
dataset 6.0 (6.0) 8.0 11 11.10 6
draggable (Yes) ? ? 12.0 ?
dropzone Sin soporte Sin soporte Sin soporte 12.0 Sin soporte
offsetLeft, offsetTop, offsetParent, offsetHeight and offsetWidth (Yes) ? (Yes) ? ?
translate Sin soporte Sin soporte Sin soporte Sin soporte Sin soporte
itemScope, itemType, itemRef, itemId, itemProp, and itemValue 6.0 (6.0) Sin soporte Sin soporte 11.60
(Removed in Opera 15)		 Sin soporte
properties (Yes) ? ? ? ?
HTMLElement.ontouchstart, HTMLElement.ontouchend, HTMLElement.ontouchmove, HTMLElement.ontouchenter, HTMLElement.ontouchleave, and HTMLElement.ontouchcancel (Yes) (Yes) Sin soporte ? (Yes)
HTMLElement.oncopy, HTMLElement.oncut, and HTMLElement.onpaste 3.0 (1.9) ? ? ? ?
Feature Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Android IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support

1.0 (1.0)

 ? ? ? ?
accessKey 5.0 (5.0)
accessKeyLabel 8.0 (8.0)
blur() 5.0 (5.0)
click() 5.0 (5.0)
dataset 6.0 (6.0)
focus() 5.0 (5.0)
HTMLElement.oncopy, HTMLElement.oncut, and HTMLElement.onpaste 1.0 (1.9) ? ? ? ?

See also