JavaScript Reference :: Document

methods

void captureEvents(string eventType)

Captures and handles the event type specified.

void close()

Closes the document to writing.

Node createElement(string htmlTag)

Creates an HTML element and returns it as a DOM node.

Node createTextNode()

Creates a text node and returns it.

Node getElementById(string id)

Retrieves and returns a node reference to the HTML element specified in the parameter.

NodeList getElementsByName(string name)

Returns a node list of elements with the name specified.

NodeList getElementsByTagName(string htmlTag)

Returns a NodeList containing all instances in the document of the specified element.

string getSelection()

Returns the text selected in the document.

void handleEvent(string eventType)

Calls the event handler for the specified event.

void open()

Opens a document for writing.

void releaseEvents(string eventType)

Releases the specified event type to be handled further down the event hierarchy.

void routeEvent(string eventType)

Routes the event along the normal event hierarchy.

object toSource()

Returns a literal representing the source code of the object e.g "function Object() { [native code] }" or "function Car(manufactuer, model, productionyear) { this.make = manufactuer; this.model = model; this.year = productionyear; }".

string toString()

Returns a string representing the object i.e. "[object Object]".

void unwatch(property)

Removes a previously set watchpoint.

object valueOf()

Returns the primitive value of the object e.g. "function Object() { [native code] }".

void watch(property, handlingFunction)

Calls the handlingFunction when the property is changed.

void write(string)

Writes the string to the document object.

void writeLn(string)

Writes the string to the document object, followed by a newline.