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1.72 mike 215: </style><link href="data:text/css," rel="stylesheet" title="Complete specification"><link href="data:text/css,.impl%20%7B%20display:%20none;%20%7D" rel="alternate stylesheet" title="Author documentation only"><link href="data:text/css,.impl%20%7B%20background:%20%23FFEEEE;%20%7D" rel="alternate stylesheet" title="Highlight implementation requirements"><link href="http://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/TR/W3C-ED" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><!-- ZZZ ED vs WD --><link href="dom.html" title="3 Semantics, structure, and APIs of HTML documents" rel="prev">
1.36 mike 216: <link href="Overview.html#contents" title="Table of contents" rel="index">
217: <link href="semantics.html" title="4 The elements of HTML" rel="next">
218: </head><body onload="fixBrokenLink(); fixBrokenLink()"><div class="head">
219: <p><a href="http://www.w3.org/"><img alt="W3C" height="48" src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/w3c_home" width="72"></a></p>
220: <h1>HTML5</h1>
221: <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id="a-vocabulary-and-associated-apis-for-html-and-xhtml">A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML</h2>
1.329 ! mike 222: <p>This is revision 1.3272.</p>
1.36 mike 223: </div><div>
224: <a href="dom.html">← 3 Semantics, structure, and APIs of HTML documents</a> –
225: <a href="Overview.html#contents">Table of contents</a> –
226: <a href="semantics.html">4 The elements of HTML →</a>
227: </div>
228:
229: <h6 id="embedded-content-0"><span class="secno">3.2.5.1.6 </span>Embedded content</h6><p><dfn id="embedded-content">Embedded content</dfn> is content that imports another
230: resource into the document, or content from another vocabulary that
231: is inserted into the document.</p><ul class="brief category-list"><li><code><a href="video.html#audio">audio</a></code></li>
232: <li><code><a href="the-canvas-element.html#the-canvas-element">canvas</a></code></li>
233: <li><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-embed-element">embed</a></code></li>
234: <li><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-iframe-element">iframe</a></code></li>
235: <li><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-img-element">img</a></code></li>
236: <li><code><a href="the-canvas-element.html#math">math</a></code></li>
237: <li><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-object-element">object</a></code></li>
238: <li><code><a href="the-canvas-element.html#svg">svg</a></code></li>
239: <li><code><a href="video.html#video">video</a></code></li>
240: </ul><p>Elements that are from namespaces other than the <a href="#html-namespace-0">HTML
241: namespace</a> and that convey content but not metadata, are
242: <a href="#embedded-content">embedded content</a> for the purposes of the content models
243: defined in this specification. (For example, MathML, or SVG.)</p><p>Some embedded content elements can have <dfn id="fallback-content">fallback
244: content</dfn>: content that is to be used when the external resource
245: cannot be used (e.g. because it is of an unsupported format). The
1.321 mike 246: element definitions state what the fallback is, if any.</p><h6 id="interactive-content-0"><span class="secno">3.2.5.1.7 </span>Interactive content</h6><p class="XXX annotation"></p><!--
1.36 mike 247: TESTS:
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252: --><p><dfn id="interactive-content">Interactive content</dfn> is content that is specifically
253: intended for user interaction.</p><ul class="brief category-list"><li><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-a-element">a</a></code></li>
254: <li><code><a href="video.html#audio">audio</a></code> (if the <code title="attr-media-controls"><a href="video.html#attr-media-controls">controls</a></code> attribute is present)</li>
255: <li><code><a href="forms.html#the-button-element">button</a></code></li>
256: <!-- v2DATAGRID <li><code>datagrid</code></li> -->
257: <li><code><a href="interactive-elements.html#the-details-element">details</a></code></li>
258: <li><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-embed-element">embed</a></code></li>
259: <li><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-iframe-element">iframe</a></code></li>
260: <li><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-img-element">img</a></code> (if the <code title="attr-hyperlink-usemap"><a href="the-canvas-element.html#attr-hyperlink-usemap">usemap</a></code> attribute is present)</li>
261: <li><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> (if the <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute is <em>not</em> in the <a href="forms.html#hidden-state" title="attr-input-type-hidden">Hidden</a> state)</li>
262: <li><code><a href="forms.html#the-keygen-element">keygen</a></code></li>
263: <li><code><a href="forms.html#the-label-element">label</a></code></li>
1.228 mike 264: <li><code><a href="interactive-elements.html#menus">menu</a></code> (if the <code title="attr-menu-type"><a href="interactive-elements.html#attr-menu-type">type</a></code> attribute is in the <a href="interactive-elements.html#toolbar-state" title="toolbar state">toolbar</a> state)</li>
1.36 mike 265: <li><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-object-element">object</a></code> (if the <code title="attr-hyperlink-usemap"><a href="the-canvas-element.html#attr-hyperlink-usemap">usemap</a></code> attribute is present)<!-- see also comment in <object> section --></li>
266: <li><code><a href="forms.html#the-select-element">select</a></code></li>
267: <li><code><a href="forms.html#the-textarea-element">textarea</a></code></li>
268: <li><code><a href="video.html#video">video</a></code> (if the <code title="attr-media-controls"><a href="video.html#attr-media-controls">controls</a></code> attribute is present)</li>
269: </ul><p>Certain elements in HTML have an <a href="#activation-behavior">activation
270: behavior</a>, which means that the user can activate them. This
271: triggers a sequence of events dependent on the activation mechanism,
272: and normally culminating in a <code title="event-click">click</code>
1.321 mike 273: event followed by a <code title="event-DOMActivate">DOMActivate</code> event.</p><h5 id="transparent-content-models"><span class="secno">3.2.5.2 </span>Transparent content models</h5><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Implemented and widely deployed</i></p><p>Some elements are described as <dfn id="transparent">transparent</dfn>; they have
1.36 mike 274: "transparent" in the description of their content model.</p><p>When a content model includes a part that is "transparent", those
275: parts must not contain content that would not be conformant if all
276: transparent elements in the tree were replaced, in their parent
277: element, by the children in the "transparent" part of their content
278: model, retaining order.</p><p>When a transparent element has no parent, then the part of its
279: content model that is "transparent" must instead be treated as
280: accepting any <a href="dom.html#flow-content">flow content</a>.</p><h5 id="paragraphs"><span class="secno">3.2.5.3 </span>Paragraphs</h5><p class="note">The term <a href="#paragraph">paragraph</a> as defined in this
281: section is distinct from (though related to) the <code><a href="semantics.html#the-p-element">p</a></code>
282: element defined later. The <a href="#paragraph">paragraph</a> concept defined
283: here is used to describe how to interpret documents.</p><p>A <dfn id="paragraph">paragraph</dfn> is typically a run of <a href="dom.html#phrasing-content">phrasing
284: content</a> that forms a block of text with one or more sentences
285: that discuss a particular topic, as in typography, but can also be
286: used for more general thematic grouping. For instance, an address is
287: also a paragraph, as is a part of a form, a byline, or a stanza in a
288: poem.</p><div class="example">
289:
290: <p>In the following example, there are two paragraphs in a
291: section. There is also a heading, which contains phrasing content
292: that is not a paragraph. Note how the comments and
293: <a href="dom.html#inter-element-whitespace">inter-element whitespace</a> do not form paragraphs.</p>
294:
295: <pre><section>
296: <h1>Example of paragraphs</h1>
297: This is the <em>first</em> paragraph in this example.
298: <p>This is the second.</p>
299: <!-- This is not a paragraph. -->
300: </section></pre>
301:
302: </div><p>Paragraphs in <a href="dom.html#flow-content">flow content</a> are defined relative to
303: what the document looks like without the <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-a-element">a</a></code>,
304: <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-ins-element">ins</a></code>, <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-del-element">del</a></code>, and <code><a href="the-canvas-element.html#the-map-element">map</a></code> elements
305: complicating matters, since those elements, with their hybrid
306: content models, can straddle paragraph boundaries, as shown in the
307: first two examples below.</p><p class="note">Generally, having elements straddle paragraph
308: boundaries is best avoided. Maintaining such markup can be
309: difficult.</p><div class="example">
310:
311: <p>The following example takes the markup from the earlier example
312: and puts <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-ins-element">ins</a></code> and <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-del-element">del</a></code> elements around some
313: of the markup to show that the text was changed (though in this
314: case, the changes admittedly don't make much sense). Notice how
315: this example has exactly the same paragraphs as the previous one,
316: despite the <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-ins-element">ins</a></code> and <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-del-element">del</a></code> elements —
317: the <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-ins-element">ins</a></code> element straddles the heading and the first
318: paragraph, and the <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-del-element">del</a></code> element straddles the boundary
319: between the two paragraphs.</p>
320:
321: <pre><section>
322: <ins><h1>Example of paragraphs</h1>
323: This is the <em>first</em> paragraph in</ins> this example<del>.
324: <p>This is the second.</p></del>
325: <!-- This is not a paragraph. -->
326: </section></pre>
327:
328: </div><p>A <a href="#paragraph">paragraph</a> is also formed explicitly by
329: <code><a href="semantics.html#the-p-element">p</a></code> elements.</p><p class="note">The <code><a href="semantics.html#the-p-element">p</a></code> element can be used to wrap
330: individual paragraphs when there would otherwise not be any content
331: other than phrasing content to separate the paragraphs from each
332: other.</p><div class="example">
333:
334: <p>In the following example, the link spans half of the first
335: paragraph, all of the heading separating the two paragraphs, and
336: half of the second paragraph. It straddles the paragraphs and the
337: heading.</p>
338:
339: <pre><aside>
340: Welcome!
341: <a href="about.html">
342: This is home of...
343: <h1>The Falcons!</h1>
344: The Lockheed Martin multirole jet fighter aircraft!
345: </a>
346: This page discusses the F-16 Fighting Falcon's innermost secrets.
347: </aside></pre>
348:
349: <p>Here is another way of marking this up, this time showing the
350: paragraphs explicitly, and splitting the one link element into
351: three:</p>
352:
353: <pre><aside>
354: <p>Welcome! <a href="about.html">This is home of...</a></p>
355: <h1><a href="about.html">The Falcons!</a></h1>
356: <p><a href="about.html">The Lockheed Martin multirole jet
357: fighter aircraft!</a> This page discusses the F-16 Fighting
358: Falcon's innermost secrets.</p>
359: </aside></pre>
360:
361: </div><div class="example">
362:
363: <!-- I don't know if there's a better way to deal with this, but if
364: there is, let me know... -->
365:
366: <p>It is possible for paragraphs to overlap when using certain
367: elements that define fallback content. For example, in the
368: following section:</p>
369:
370: <pre><section>
371: <h1>My Cats</h1>
372: You can play with my cat simulator.
373: <object data="cats.sim">
374: To see the cat simulator, use one of the following links:
375: <ul>
376: <li><a href="cats.sim">Download simulator file</a>
377: <li><a href="http://sims.example.com/watch?v=LYds5xY4INU">Use online simulator</a>
378: </ul>
379: Alternatively, upgrade to the Mellblom Browser.
380: </object>
381: I'm quite proud of it.
382: </section></pre>
383:
384: <p>There are five paragraphs:</p>
385:
386: <ol class="brief"><li>The paragraph that says "You can play with my cat
387: simulator. <i title="">object</i> I'm quite proud of it.", where
388: <i title="">object</i> is the <code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-object-element">object</a></code> element.</li>
389:
390: <li>The paragraph that says "To see the cat simulator, use one of
391: the following links:".</li>
392:
393: <li>The paragraph that says "Download simulator file".</li>
394:
395: <li>The paragraph that says "Use online simulator".</li>
396:
397: <li>The paragraph that says "Alternatively, upgrade to the Mellblom Browser.".</li>
398:
399: </ol><p>The first paragraph is overlapped by the other four. A user
400: agent that supports the "cats.sim" resource will only show the
401: first one, but a user agent that shows the fallback will
402: confusingly show the first sentence of the first paragraph as
403: if it was in the same paragraph as the second one, and will show
404: the last paragraph as if it was at the start of the second sentence
405: of the first paragraph.</p>
406:
407: <p>To avoid this confusion, explicit <code><a href="semantics.html#the-p-element">p</a></code> elements can be
408: used.</p>
409:
1.204 mike 410: </div><h4 id="annotations-for-assistive-technology-products-aria"><span class="secno">3.2.6 </span><dfn>Annotations for assistive technology products</dfn> (ARIA)</h4><p>Authors may use the ARIA <code title="attr-aria-role">role</code>
1.36 mike 411: and <code title="attr-aria-*">aria-*</code> attributes on <a href="infrastructure.html#html-elements">HTML
412: elements</a>, in accordance with the requirements described in
413: the ARIA specifications, except where these conflict with the
414: <span>strong native semantics</span> described below. These
415: exceptions are intended to prevent authors from making assistive
416: technology products report nonsensical states that do not represent
417: the actual state of the document. <a href="references.html#refsARIA">[ARIA]</a></p><p>The following table defines the <span>strong native
418: semantics</span> that apply to <a href="infrastructure.html#html-elements">HTML
419: elements</a>. Each language feature (element or attribute) in a
420: cell in the first column implies the ARIA semantics (role, states,
421: and/or properties) given in the cell in the second column of the
422: same row. Authors must not set the ARIA <code title="attr-aria-role">role</code> and <code title="attr-aria-*">aria-*</code> attributes in a manner that
423: conflicts with the semantics described in the following table. </p><table><thead><tr><th>Language feature
424: </th><th>Strong native semantics and implied ARIA semantics</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-a-element">a</a></code> element that represents a <a href="history.html#hyperlink">hyperlink</a>
425: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-link">link</code> role
426:
427: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-address-element">address</a></code> element
428: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-contentinfo">contentinfo</code> role
429:
430: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="the-canvas-element.html#the-area-element">area</a></code> element that represents a <a href="history.html#hyperlink">hyperlink</a>
431: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-link">link</code> role
432:
433: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-button-element">button</a></code> element
434: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-button">button</code> role
435:
436: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-datalist-element">datalist</a></code> element
437: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-listbox">listbox</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-multiselectable">aria-multiselectable</code> property set to "false"
438:
439: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-footer-element">footer</a></code> element
440: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-contentinfo">contentinfo</code> role
441:
442: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements">h1</a></code> element that does not have an <code><a href="semantics.html#the-hgroup-element">hgroup</a></code> ancestor
1.38 mike 443: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-heading">heading</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-level">aria-level</code> property set to the element's <a href="#outline-depth">outline depth</a>
1.36 mike 444:
445: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements">h2</a></code> element that does not have an <code><a href="semantics.html#the-hgroup-element">hgroup</a></code> ancestor
1.38 mike 446: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-heading">heading</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-level">aria-level</code> property set to the element's <a href="#outline-depth">outline depth</a>
1.36 mike 447:
448: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements">h3</a></code> element that does not have an <code><a href="semantics.html#the-hgroup-element">hgroup</a></code> ancestor
1.38 mike 449: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-heading">heading</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-level">aria-level</code> property set to the element's <a href="#outline-depth">outline depth</a>
1.36 mike 450:
451: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements">h4</a></code> element that does not have an <code><a href="semantics.html#the-hgroup-element">hgroup</a></code> ancestor
1.38 mike 452: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-heading">heading</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-level">aria-level</code> property set to the element's <a href="#outline-depth">outline depth</a>
1.36 mike 453:
454: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements">h5</a></code> element that does not have an <code><a href="semantics.html#the-hgroup-element">hgroup</a></code> ancestor
1.38 mike 455: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-heading">heading</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-level">aria-level</code> property set to the element's <a href="#outline-depth">outline depth</a>
1.36 mike 456:
457: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-h1-h2-h3-h4-h5-and-h6-elements">h6</a></code> element that does not have an <code><a href="semantics.html#the-hgroup-element">hgroup</a></code> ancestor
1.38 mike 458: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-heading">heading</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-level">aria-level</code> property set to the element's <a href="#outline-depth">outline depth</a>
1.36 mike 459:
460: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-header-element">header</a></code> element
461: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-banner">banner</code> role
462:
463: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-hgroup-element">hgroup</a></code> element
1.38 mike 464: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-heading">heading</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-level">aria-level</code> property set to the element's <a href="#outline-depth">outline depth</a>
1.36 mike 465:
466: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-hr-element">hr</a></code> element
467: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-separator">separator</code> role
468:
469: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-img-element">img</a></code> element whose <code title="attr-img-alt"><a href="text-level-semantics.html#attr-img-alt">alt</a></code> attribute's value is empty
470: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-presentation">presentation</code> role
471:
472: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#button-state" title="attr-input-type-button">Button</a> state
473: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-button">button</code> role
474:
475: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#checkbox-state" title="attr-input-type-checkbox">Checkbox</a> state
476: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-checkbox">checkbox</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-checked">aria-checked</code> state set to "mixed" if the element's <code title="dom-input-indeterminate"><a href="#dom-input-indeterminate">indeterminate</a></code> IDL attribute is true, or "true" if the element's <a href="#concept-fe-checked" title="concept-fe-checked">checkedness</a> is true, or "false" otherwise
477:
478: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#color-state" title="attr-input-type-color">Color</a> state
479: </td><td>No role
480:
481: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#date-state" title="attr-input-type-date">Date</a> state
482: </td><td>No role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
483:
484: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#date-and-time-state" title="attr-input-type-datetime">Date and Time</a> state
485: </td><td>No role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
486:
487: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#local-date-and-time-state" title="attr-input-type-datetime-local">Local Date and Time</a> state
488: </td><td>No role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
489:
490: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#e-mail-state" title="attr-input-type-email">E-mail</a> state with no <a href="#concept-input-list" title="concept-input-list">suggestions source element</a>
491: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-textbox">textbox</code> role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
492:
493: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#file-upload-state" title="attr-input-type-file">File Upload</a> state
494: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-button">button</code> role
495:
496: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#hidden-state" title="attr-input-type-hidden">Hidden</a> state
497: </td><td>No role
498:
499: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#image-button-state" title="attr-input-type-image">Image Button</a> state
500: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-button">button</code> role
501:
502: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#month-state" title="attr-input-type-month">Month</a> state
503: </td><td>No role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
504:
505: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#number-state" title="attr-input-type-number">Number</a> state
506: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-spinbutton">spinbutton</code> role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute, the <code title="attr-aria-valuemax">aria-valuemax</code> property set to the element's <a href="#concept-input-max" title="concept-input-max">maximum</a>, the <code title="attr-aria-valuemin">aria-valuemin</code> property set to the element's <a href="#concept-input-min" title="concept-input-min">minimum</a>, and, if the result of applying the <a href="#rules-for-parsing-floating-point-number-values">rules for parsing floating point number values</a> to the element's <a href="#concept-fe-value" title="concept-fe-value">value</a> is a number, with the <code title="attr-aria-valuenow">aria-valuenow</code> property set to that number
507:
508: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#password-state" title="attr-input-type-password">Password</a> state
509: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-textbox">textbox</code> role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
510:
511: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#radio-button-state" title="attr-input-type-radio">Radio Button</a> state
512: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-radio">radio</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-checked">aria-checked</code> state set to "true" if the element's <a href="#concept-fe-checked" title="concept-fe-checked">checkedness</a> is true, or "false" otherwise
513:
514: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#range-state" title="attr-input-type-range">Range</a> state
515: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-slider">slider</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-valuemax">aria-valuemax</code> property set to the element's <a href="#concept-input-max" title="concept-input-max">maximum</a>, the <code title="attr-aria-valuemin">aria-valuemin</code> property set to the element's <a href="#concept-input-min" title="concept-input-min">minimum</a>, and the <code title="attr-aria-valuenow">aria-valuenow</code> property set to the result of applying the <a href="#rules-for-parsing-floating-point-number-values">rules for parsing floating point number values</a> to the element's <a href="#concept-fe-value" title="concept-fe-value">value</a>, if that that results in a number, or the <a href="forms.html#concept-input-value-default-range" title="concept-input-value-default-range">default value</a> otherwise
516:
517: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#reset-button-state" title="attr-input-type-reset">Reset Button</a> state
518: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-button">button</code> role
519:
520: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#text-state-and-search-state" title="attr-input-type-search">Search</a> state with no <a href="#concept-input-list" title="concept-input-list">suggestions source element</a>
521: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-textbox">textbox</code> role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
522:
523: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#submit-button-state" title="attr-input-type-submit">Submit Button</a> state
524: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-button">button</code> role
525:
526: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#telephone-state" title="attr-input-type-tel">Telephone</a> state with no <a href="#concept-input-list" title="concept-input-list">suggestions source element</a>
527: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-textbox">textbox</code> role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
528:
529: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#text-state-and-search-state" title="attr-input-type-text">Text</a> state with no <a href="#concept-input-list" title="concept-input-list">suggestions source element</a>
530: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-textbox">textbox</code> role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
531:
532: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#text-state-and-search-state" title="attr-input-type-text">Text</a>, <a href="forms.html#text-state-and-search-state" title="attr-input-type-search">Search</a>, <a href="forms.html#telephone-state" title="attr-input-type-tel">Telephone</a>, <a href="forms.html#url-state" title="attr-input-type-url">URL</a>, or <a href="forms.html#e-mail-state" title="attr-input-type-email">E-mail</a> states with a <a href="#concept-input-list" title="concept-input-list">suggestions source element</a>
533: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-combobox">combobox</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-owns">aria-owns</code> property set to the same value as the <code title="attr-input-list"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-list">list</a></code> attribute, and the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
534:
535: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#time-state" title="attr-input-type-time">Time</a> state
536: </td><td>No role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
537:
538: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#url-state" title="attr-input-type-url">URL</a> state with no <a href="#concept-input-list" title="concept-input-list">suggestions source element</a>
539: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-textbox">textbox</code> role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
540:
541: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-input-element">input</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-input-type"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="forms.html#week-state" title="attr-input-type-week">Week</a> state
542: </td><td>No role, with the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-input-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-input-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
543:
544: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-link-element">link</a></code> element that represents a <a href="history.html#hyperlink">hyperlink</a>
545: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-link">link</code> role
546:
547: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="interactive-elements.html#menus">menu</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-menu-type"><a href="interactive-elements.html#attr-menu-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="interactive-elements.html#context-menu-state" title="context menu state">context menu</a> state
548: </td><td>No role
549:
550: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="interactive-elements.html#menus">menu</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-menu-type"><a href="interactive-elements.html#attr-menu-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="interactive-elements.html#list-state" title="list state">list</a> state
551: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-menu">menu</code> role
552:
1.228 mike 553: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="interactive-elements.html#menus">menu</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-menu-type"><a href="interactive-elements.html#attr-menu-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="interactive-elements.html#toolbar-state" title="toolbar state">toolbar</a> state
1.36 mike 554: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-toolbar">toolbar</code> role
555:
556: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-nav-element">nav</a></code> element
557: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-navigation">navigation</code> role
558:
559: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-option-element">option</a></code> element that is in a <a href="forms.html#concept-select-option-list" title="concept-select-option-list">list of options</a> or that represents a suggestion in a <code><a href="forms.html#the-datalist-element">datalist</a></code> element
560: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-option">option</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-selected">aria-selected</code> state set to "true" if the element's <a href="#concept-option-selectedness" title="concept-option-selectedness">selectedness</a> is true, or "false" otherwise.
561:
562: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="text-level-semantics.html#the-progress-element">progress</a></code> element
563: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-progressbar">progressbar</code> role, with, if the progress bar is determinate, the <code title="attr-aria-valuemax">aria-valuemax</code> property set to the maximum value of the progress bar, the <code title="attr-aria-valuemin">aria-valuemin</code> property set to zero, and the <code title="attr-aria-valuenow">aria-valuenow</code> property set to the current value of the progress bar
564:
565: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-select-element">select</a></code> element with a <code title="attr-select-multiple"><a href="forms.html#attr-select-multiple">multiple</a></code> attribute
566: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-listbox">listbox</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-multiselectable">aria-multiselectable</code> property set to "true"
567:
568: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-select-element">select</a></code> element with no <code title="attr-select-multiple"><a href="forms.html#attr-select-multiple">multiple</a></code> attribute
569: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-listbox">listbox</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-multiselectable">aria-multiselectable</code> property set to "false"
570:
571: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="tabular-data.html#the-td-element">td</a></code> element
572: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-gridcell">gridcell</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-labelledby">aria-labelledby</code> property set to the value of the <code title="attr-tdth-headers"><a href="tabular-data.html#attr-tdth-headers">headers</a></code> attribute, if any
573:
574: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-textarea-element">textarea</a></code> element
575: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-textbox">textbox</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-multiline">aria-multiline</code> property set to "true", and the <code title="title-aria-readonly">aria-readonly</code> state set to "true" if the element has a <code title="attr-textarea-readonly"><a href="forms.html#attr-textarea-readonly">readonly</a></code> attribute
576:
577: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="tabular-data.html#the-th-element">th</a></code> elemen that is neither a <a href="#column-header">column header</a> nor a <a href="#row-header">row header</a>
578: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-gridcell">gridcell</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-labelledby">aria-labelledby</code> property set to the value of the <code title="attr-tdth-headers"><a href="tabular-data.html#attr-tdth-headers">headers</a></code> attribute, if any
579:
580: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="tabular-data.html#the-th-element">th</a></code> element that is a <a href="#column-header">column header</a>
581: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-columnheader">columnheader</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-labelledby">aria-labelledby</code> property set to the value of the <code title="attr-tdth-headers"><a href="tabular-data.html#attr-tdth-headers">headers</a></code> attribute, if any
582:
583: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="tabular-data.html#the-th-element">th</a></code> element that is a <a href="#row-header">row header</a>
584: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-rowheader">rowheader</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-labelledby">aria-labelledby</code> property set to the value of the <code title="attr-tdth-headers"><a href="tabular-data.html#attr-tdth-headers">headers</a></code> attribute, if any
585:
586: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="tabular-data.html#the-tr-element">tr</a></code> element
587: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-row">row</code> role
588:
589: </td></tr><tr><td>An element that <a href="interactive-elements.html#concept-command" title="concept-command">defines a command</a>, whose <a href="interactive-elements.html#command-facet-type" title="command-facet-type">Type</a> facet is "checkbox", and that is a descendant of a <code><a href="interactive-elements.html#menus">menu</a></code> element whose <code title="attr-menu-type"><a href="interactive-elements.html#attr-menu-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="interactive-elements.html#list-state" title="list state">list</a> state
590: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-menuitemcheckbox">menuitemcheckbox</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-checked">aria-checked</code> state set to "true" if the command's <a href="interactive-elements.html#command-facet-checkedstate" title="command-facet-checkedstate">Checked State</a> facet is true, and "false" otherwise
591:
592: </td></tr><tr><td>An element that <a href="interactive-elements.html#concept-command" title="concept-command">defines a command</a>, whose <a href="interactive-elements.html#command-facet-type" title="command-facet-type">Type</a> facet is "command", and that is a descendant of a <code><a href="interactive-elements.html#menus">menu</a></code> element whose <code title="attr-menu-type"><a href="interactive-elements.html#attr-menu-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="interactive-elements.html#list-state" title="list state">list</a> state
593: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-menuitem">menuitem</code> role
594:
595: </td></tr><tr><td>An element that <a href="interactive-elements.html#concept-command" title="concept-command">defines a command</a>, whose <a href="interactive-elements.html#command-facet-type" title="command-facet-type">Type</a> facet is "radio", and that is a descendant of a <code><a href="interactive-elements.html#menus">menu</a></code> element whose <code title="attr-menu-type"><a href="interactive-elements.html#attr-menu-type">type</a></code> attribute in the <a href="interactive-elements.html#list-state" title="list state">list</a> state
596: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-menuitemradio">menuitemradio</code> role, with the <code title="attr-aria-checked">aria-checked</code> state set to "true" if the command's <a href="interactive-elements.html#command-facet-checkedstate" title="command-facet-checkedstate">Checked State</a> facet is true, and "false" otherwise
597:
598: </td></tr><tr><td>Elements that are <a href="forms.html#concept-fe-disabled" title="concept-fe-disabled">disabled</a>
599: </td><td>The <code title="title-aria-disabled">aria-disabled</code> state set to "true"
600:
601: </td></tr><tr><td>Elements that are <a href="forms.html#concept-input-required" title="concept-input-required">required</a>
602: </td><td>The <code title="title-aria-required">aria-required</code> state set to "true"
603:
604: </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Some <a href="infrastructure.html#html-elements">HTML elements</a> have native semantics that can be
605: overridden. The following table lists these elements,
606: along with the restrictions that apply to those elements. Each
607: language feature (element or attribute) in a cell in the first
608: column implies, unless otherwise overriden, the ARIA semantic (role,
609: state, or property) given in the cell in the second column of the
610: same row, but this semantic may be overridden under the conditions
611: listed in the cell in the third column of that row.</p><table><thead><tr><th>Language feature
612: </th><th>Default implied ARIA semantic
613: </th><th>Restrictions
614:
615: </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-article-element">article</a></code> element
616: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-article">article</code> role
617: </td><td>Role must be either <code title="attr-aria-role-article">article</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-document">document</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-application">application</code>, or <code title="attr-aria-role-main">main</code>
618:
619: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-aside-element">aside</a></code> element
620: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-note">note</code> role
621: </td><td>Role must be either <code title="attr-aria-role-note">note</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-complementary">complementary</code>, or <code title="attr-aria-role-search">search</code>
622:
623: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-li-element">li</a></code> element whose parent is an <code><a href="semantics.html#the-ol-element">ol</a></code> or <code><a href="semantics.html#the-ul-element">ul</a></code> element
624: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-listitem">listitem</code> role
625: </td><td>Role must be either <code title="attr-aria-role-listitem">listitem</code> or <code title="attr-aria-role-treeitem">treeitem</code>
626:
627: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-ol-element">ol</a></code> element
628: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-list">list</code> role
629: </td><td>Role must be either <code title="attr-aria-role-list">list</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-tree">tree</code>, or <code title="attr-aria-role-directory">directory</code>
630:
631: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="forms.html#the-output-element">output</a></code> element
632: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-status">status</code> role
633: </td><td>No restrictions
634:
635: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-section-element">section</a></code> element
636: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-region">region</code> role
637: </td><td>Role must be either <code title="attr-aria-role-region">region</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-document">document</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-application">application</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-contentinfo">contentinfo</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-main">main</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-search">search</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-alert">alert</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-dialog">dialog</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-alertdialog">alertdialog</code>, <code title="attr-aria-role-status">status</code>, or <code title="attr-aria-role-log">log</code>
638:
639: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="tabular-data.html#the-table-element">table</a></code> element
640: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-grid">grid</code> role
641: </td><td>Role must be either <code title="attr-aria-role-grid">grid</code> or <code title="attr-aria-role-treegrid">treegrid</code>
642:
643: </td></tr><tr><td><code><a href="semantics.html#the-ul-element">ul</a></code> element
644: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-list">list</code> role
645: </td><td>Role must be either <code title="attr-aria-role-list">list</code> or <code title="attr-aria-role-tree">tree</code>, or <code title="attr-aria-role-directory">directory</code>
646:
647: </td></tr><tr><td><a href="dom.html#the-body-element">The body element</a>
648: </td><td><code title="attr-aria-role-document">document</code> role
649: </td><td>Role must be either <code title="attr-aria-role-document">document</code> or <code title="attr-aria-role-application">application</code>
650:
651: </td></tr></tbody></table><h3 id="apis-in-html-documents"><span class="secno">3.3 </span>APIs in HTML documents</h3><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Awaiting implementation feedback</i></p><p>For <a href="dom.html#html-documents">HTML documents</a>, and for <a href="infrastructure.html#html-elements">HTML
652: elements</a> in <a href="dom.html#html-documents">HTML documents</a>, certain APIs defined
653: in DOM Core become case-insensitive or case-changing, as sometimes
654: defined in DOM Core, and as summarized below. <a href="references.html#refsDOMCORE">[DOMCORE]</a></p><p>This does not apply to <a href="dom.html#xml-documents">XML documents</a> or to elements
655: that are not in the <a href="#html-namespace-0">HTML namespace</a> despite being in
656: <a href="dom.html#html-documents">HTML documents</a>.</p><dl><dt><code title="">Element.tagName</code> and <code title="">Node.nodeName</code></dt>
657:
658: <dd>
659:
660: <p>These attributes must<a href="#converted-to-ascii-uppercase">converted to ASCII uppercase</a>, regardless of the case
661: with which they were created.</p>
662:
663: </dd>
664:
665:
666: <dt><code title="">Document.createElement()</code></dt>
667:
668: <dd>
669:
670: <p>The canonical form of HTML markup is all-lowercase; thus, this
671: method will <a href="#converted-to-ascii-lowercase" title="converted to ASCII lowercase">lowercase</a>
672: the argument before creating the requisite element. .</p>
673:
674: <p class="note">This doesn't apply to <code title="">Document.createElementNS()</code>. Thus, it is possible,
675: by passing this last method a tag name in the wrong case, to
676: create an element that claims to have the tag name of an element
677: defined in this specification, but doesn't support its interfaces,
678: because it really has another tag name not accessible from the DOM
679: APIs.</p>
680:
681: </dd>
682:
683:
684: <dt><code title="">Element.setAttribute()</code></dt>
685: <dt><code title="">Element.setAttributeNode()</code></dt>
686:
687: <dd>
688:
689: <p>Attribute names are <a href="#converted-to-ascii-lowercase">converted to ASCII lowercase</a>.</p>
690:
691:
692:
693: <p class="note">This doesn't apply to <code title="">Document.setAttributeNS()</code> and <code title="">Document.setAttributeNodeNS()</code>.</p>
694:
695: </dd>
696:
697:
698: <dt><code title="">Element.getAttribute()</code></dt>
699: <dt><code title="">Element.getAttributeNode()</code></dt>
700:
701: <dd>
702:
703: <p>Attribute names are <a href="#converted-to-ascii-lowercase">converted to ASCII lowercase</a>.</p>
704:
705:
706:
707: <p class="note">This doesn't apply to <code title="">Document.getAttributeNS()</code> and <code title="">Document.getAttributeNodeNS()</code>.</p>
708:
709: </dd>
710:
711:
712: <dt><code title="">Document.getElementsByTagName()</code></dt>
713: <dt><code title="">Element.getElementsByTagName()</code></dt>
714:
715: <dd>
716:
717: <p>HTML elements match by lower-casing the argument before
718: comparison, elements from other namespaces are treated as in XML
719: (case-sensitively).</p>
720:
721:
722:
723: <p class="note">Thus, in an <a href="dom.html#html-documents" title="HTML documents">HTML
724: document</a> with nodes in multiple namespaces, these methods
725: will effectively be both case-sensitive and case-insensitive at
726: the same time.</p>
727:
728: </dd>
729:
730:
731: </dl><h3 id="dynamic-markup-insertion"><span class="secno">3.4 </span><dfn>Dynamic markup insertion</dfn></h3><p class="note">APIs for dynamically inserting markup into the
732: document interact with the parser, and thus their behavior, varies
733: depending on whether they are used with <a href="dom.html#html-documents">HTML documents</a>
734: (and the <a href="#html-parser">HTML parser</a>) or XHTML in <a href="dom.html#xml-documents">XML
1.90 mike 735: documents</a> (and the <a href="#xml-parser">XML parser</a>).</p><h4 id="opening-the-input-stream"><span class="secno">3.4.1 </span>Opening the input stream</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Implemented and widely deployed</i></p><p>The <dfn id="dom-document-open" title="dom-document-open"><code>open()</code></dfn>
1.36 mike 736: method comes in several variants with different numbers of
737: arguments.</p><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">document</var> = <var title="">document</var> . <code title="dom-document-open"><a href="#dom-document-open">open</a></code>( [ <var title="">type</var> [, <var title="">replace</var> ] ] )</dt>
738:
739: <dd>
740:
741: <p>Causes the <code>Document</code> to be replaced in-place, as if
742: it was a new <code>Document</code> object, but reusing the
743: previous object, which is then returned.</p>
744:
745: <p>If the <var title="">type</var> argument is omitted or has the
746: value "<code><a href="iana-considerations.html#text-html">text/html</a></code>", then the resulting
747: <code>Document</code> has an HTML parser associated with it, which
748: can be given data to parse using <code title="dom-document-write"><a href="#dom-document-write">document.write()</a></code>. Otherwise, all
749: content passed to <code title="dom-document-write"><a href="#dom-document-write">document.write()</a></code> will be parsed
750: as plain text.</p>
751:
752: <p>If the <var title="">replace</var> argument is present and has
753: the value "<code title="">replace</code>", the existing entries in
754: the session history for the <code>Document</code> object are
755: removed.</p>
756:
757: <p>The method has no effect if the <code>Document</code> is still
758: being parsed.</p>
759:
1.44 mike 760: <p>Throws an <code><a href="infrastructure.html#invalid_state_err">INVALID_STATE_ERR</a></code> exception if the
761: <code>Document</code> is an <a href="dom.html#xml-documents" title="XML documents">XML
762: document</a>.</p>
763:
1.36 mike 764: </dd>
765:
766: <dt><var title="">window</var> = <var title="">document</var> . <code title="dom-document-open"><a href="#dom-document-open">open</a></code>( <var title="">url</var>, <var title="">name</var>, <var title="">features</var> [, <var title="">replace</var> ] )</dt>
767:
768: <dd>
769:
770: <p>Works like the <code title="dom-open"><a href="#dom-open">window.open()</a></code>
771: method.</p>
772:
773: </dd>
774:
1.90 mike 775: </dl><h4 id="closing-the-input-stream"><span class="secno">3.4.2 </span>Closing the input stream</h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Implemented and widely deployed</i></p><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">document</var> . <code title="dom-document-close"><a href="#dom-document-close">close</a></code>()</dt>
1.36 mike 776:
777: <dd>
778:
779: <p>Closes the input stream that was opened by the <code title="dom-document-open"><a href="#dom-document-open">document.open()</a></code> method.</p>
780:
1.122 mike 781: <p>Throws an <code><a href="infrastructure.html#invalid_state_err">INVALID_STATE_ERR</a></code> exception if the
782: <code>Document</code> is an <a href="dom.html#xml-documents" title="XML documents">XML
783: document</a>.</p>
784:
1.36 mike 785: </dd>
786:
787: </dl><h4 id="document.write"><span class="secno">3.4.3 </span><code title="dom-document-write"><a href="#dom-document-write">document.write()</a></code></h4><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">document</var> . <code title="dom-document-write"><a href="#dom-document-write">write</a></code>(<var title="">text</var>...)</dt>
788:
789: <dd>
790:
791: <p>Adds the given string(s) to the <code>Document</code>'s input
792: stream. If necessary, calls the <code title="dom-document-open"><a href="#dom-document-open">open()</a></code> method implicitly
793: first.</p>
794:
795: <p>This method throws an <code><a href="infrastructure.html#invalid_access_err">INVALID_ACCESS_ERR</a></code> exception
796: when invoked on <a href="dom.html#xml-documents">XML documents</a>.</p>
797:
798: </dd>
799:
800: </dl><h4 id="document.writeln"><span class="secno">3.4.4 </span><code title="dom-document-writeln"><a href="#dom-document-writeln">document.writeln()</a></code></h4><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">document</var> . <code title="dom-document-writeln"><a href="#dom-document-writeln">writeln</a></code>(<var title="">text</var>...)</dt>
801:
802: <dd>
803:
804: <p>Adds the given string(s) to the <code>Document</code>'s input
805: stream, followed by a newline character. If necessary, calls the
806: <code title="dom-document-open"><a href="#dom-document-open">open()</a></code> method implicitly
807: first.</p>
808:
809: <p>This method throws an <code><a href="infrastructure.html#invalid_access_err">INVALID_ACCESS_ERR</a></code> exception
810: when invoked on <a href="dom.html#xml-documents">XML documents</a>.</p>
811:
812: </dd>
813:
814: </dl><h4 id="innerhtml"><span class="secno">3.4.5 </span><code title="dom-innerHTML"><a href="#dom-innerhtml">innerHTML</a></code></h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Implemented and widely deployed</i></p><p>The <dfn id="dom-innerhtml" title="dom-innerHTML"><code>innerHTML</code></dfn> IDL
815: attribute represents the markup of the node's contents.</p><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">document</var> . <code title="dom-innerHTML"><a href="#dom-innerhtml">innerHTML</a></code> [ = <var title="">value</var> ]</dt>
816:
817: <dd>
818:
819: <p>Returns a fragment of HTML or XML that represents the
820: <code>Document</code>.</p>
821:
822: <p>Can be set, to replace the <code>Document</code>'s contents
823: with the result of parsing the given string.</p>
824:
825: <p>In the case of <a href="dom.html#xml-documents">XML documents</a>, will throw an
826: <code><a href="infrastructure.html#invalid_state_err">INVALID_STATE_ERR</a></code> if the <code>Document</code> cannot
827: be serialized to XML, and a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> if the given
828: string is not well-formed.</p>
829:
830: </dd>
831:
832: <dt><var title="">element</var> . <code title="dom-innerHTML"><a href="#dom-innerhtml">innerHTML</a></code> [ = <var title="">value</var> ]</dt>
833:
834: <dd>
835:
836: <p>Returns a fragment of HTML or XML that represents the element's
837: contents.</p>
838:
839: <p>Can be set, to replace the contents of the element with nodes
840: parsed from the given string.</p>
841:
842: <p>In the case of <a href="dom.html#xml-documents">XML documents</a>, will throw an
843: <code><a href="infrastructure.html#invalid_state_err">INVALID_STATE_ERR</a></code> if the element cannot be serialized
844: to XML, and a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> if the given string is not
845: well-formed.</p>
846:
847: </dd>
848:
849: </dl><h4 id="outerhtml"><span class="secno">3.4.6 </span><code title="dom-outerHTML"><a href="#dom-outerhtml">outerHTML</a></code></h4><p class="XXX annotation"><b>Status: </b><i>Last call for comments</i></p><p>The <dfn id="dom-outerhtml" title="dom-outerHTML"><code>outerHTML</code></dfn> IDL
850: attribute represents the markup of the element and its contents.</p><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">element</var> . <code title="dom-outerHTML"><a href="#dom-outerhtml">outerHTML</a></code> [ = <var title="">value</var> ]</dt>
851:
852: <dd>
853:
854: <p>Returns a fragment of HTML or XML that represents the element
855: and its contents.</p>
856:
857: <p>Can be set, to replace the element with nodes parsed from the
858: given string.</p>
859:
860: <p>In the case of <a href="dom.html#xml-documents">XML documents</a>, will throw an
861: <code><a href="infrastructure.html#invalid_state_err">INVALID_STATE_ERR</a></code> if the element cannot be serialized
862: to XML, and a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> if the given string is not
863: well-formed.</p>
864:
865: <p>Throws a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#no_modification_allowed_err">NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR</a></code> exception if
866: the parent of the element is the <code>Document</code>
867: node.</p>
868:
869: </dd>
870:
871: </dl><h4 id="insertadjacenthtml"><span class="secno">3.4.7 </span><code title="dom-insertAdjacentHTML"><a href="#dom-insertadjacenthtml">insertAdjacentHTML()</a></code></h4><dl class="domintro"><dt><var title="">element</var> . <code title="dom-insertAdjacentHTML"><a href="#dom-insertadjacenthtml">insertAdjacentHTML</a></code>(<var title="">position</var>, <var title="">text</var>)</dt>
872:
873: <dd>
874:
875: <p>Parsed the given string <var title="">text</var> as HTML or XML
876: and inserts the resulting nodes into the tree in the position
877: given by the <var title="">position</var> argument, as
878: follows:</p>
879:
880: <dl><dt>"beforebegin"</dt>
881: <dd>Before the element itself.</dd>
882: <dt>"afterbegin"</dt>
883: <dd>Just inside the element, before its first child.</dd>
884: <dt>"beforeend"</dt>
885: <dd>Just inside the element, after its last child.</dd>
886: <dt>"afterend"</dt>
887: <dd>After the element itself.</dd>
888: </dl><p>Throws a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#syntax_err">SYNTAX_ERR</a></code> exception the arguments have
889: invalid values (e.g., in the case of <a href="dom.html#xml-documents">XML documents</a>,
890: if the given string is not well-formed).</p>
891:
892: <p>Throws a <code><a href="infrastructure.html#no_modification_allowed_err">NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR</a></code> exception if
893: the given position isn't possible (e.g. inserting elements after
894: the root element of a <code>Document</code>).</p>
895:
896: </dd>
897:
898: </dl></body></html>
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