Anchor Object
The Anchor object represents an HTML hyperlink. For each
instance of an HTML <a> tag in a document, an Anchor object is
created.
An anchor can be used to create a link to another document
(with the href attribute) or to create a bookmark inside a
document (with the name attribute).
You can access an Anchor object by indexing the anchors'
array (by number or name) of the Document object or by using
getElementById().
IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, N:
Netscape, W3C: World Wide Web Consortium (Internet
Standard).
Anchor Object Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| accessKey |
Sets or returns the keyboard key to
access the link |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| charset |
Sets or returns the character set of
the linked resource |
6 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| coords |
Sets or retrieves a comma-separated
list with coordinates, defining an active region
geometry |
6 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| href |
Sets or returns the URL of the linked
resource |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| hreflang |
Sets or returns the language code of
the linked resource |
6 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| id |
Sets or returns the id of the link |
4 |
1 |
|
Yes |
| innerHTML |
Sets or returns the text of the link |
4 |
1 |
|
Yes |
| name |
Sets or returns the name of the link |
4 |
1 |
4 |
Yes |
| rel |
Sets or returns the relationship
between the current document and the target URL |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| rev |
Sets or returns the relationship
between the current document and the target URL |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| shape |
Sets or returns the active area.
Coordinates are given by coords |
6 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| tabIndex |
Sets or returns the index that defines
the tab order for the link |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| target |
Sets or returns where to open the
target URL |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| type |
Sets or returns the MIME type of the
linked resource |
6 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
Anchor Object Methods
| Method |
Description |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| blur() |
Removes focus from the link |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
| focus() |
Gives focus to the link |
5 |
1 |
6 |
Yes |
Anchor Object Events
Syntax: object.event_name="someJavaScriptCode"
| Event |
Description |
IE |
F |
N |
W3C |
| onBlur |
Executes some code when the link loses
focus |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
| onFocus |
Executes some code when the link gets
focus |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
