HTMLAnchorElement
The HTMLAnchorElement
interface represents hyperlink elements and provides special properties and methods (beyond those of the regular HTMLElement
object interface they also have available to them by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of such elements.
Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement
, and implements those from HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils
.
HTMLAnchorElement.accessKey
- Is a
DOMString
representing a single character that switches input focus to the hyperlink. HTMLAnchorElement.charset
- Is a
DOMString
representing the character encoding of the linked resource. HTMLAnchorElement.coords
- Is a
DOMString
representing a comma-separated list of coordinates. HTMLAnchorElement.download
- Is a
DOMString
indicating that the linked resource is intended to be downloaded rather than displayed in the browser. The value represent the proposed name of the file. If the name is not a valid filename of the underlying OS, browser will adapt it. The value is a URL with a scheme likehttp:
,file:
,data:
or evenblob:
(created withURL.createObjectURL
). HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.hash
- Is a
USVString
representing the fragment identifier, including the leading hash mark ('#
'), if any, in the referenced URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.host
- Is a
USVString
representing the hostname and port (if it's not the default port) in the referenced URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.hostname
- Is a
USVString
representing the hostname in the referenced URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.href
- Is a
USVString
that reflects thehref
HTML attribute, containing a valid URL of a linked resource. HTMLAnchorElement.hreflang
- Is a
DOMString
that reflects thehreflang
HTML attribute, indicating the language of the linked resource. HTMLAnchorElement.media
- Is a
DOMString
that reflects themedia
HTML attribute, indicating the intended media for the linked resource. HTMLAnchorElement.name
- Is a
DOMString
representing the anchor name. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.password
- Is a
USVString
containing the password specified before the domain name. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.origin
Read only- Returns a
USVString
containing the origin of the URL, that is its scheme, its domain and its port. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.pathname
- Is a
USVString
representing the path name component, if any, of the referenced URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.port
- Is a
USVString
representing the port component, if any, of the referenced URL. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.protocol
- Is a
USVString
representing the protocol component, including trailing colon (':
'), of the referenced URL. HTMLAnchorElement.referrerPolicy
- Is a
DOMString
that reflects thereferrer
HTML attribute indicating which referrer to use when fetching the image. HTMLAnchorElement.rel
- Is a
DOMString
that reflects therel
HTML attribute, specifying the relationship of the target object to the linked object. HTMLAnchorElement.relList
Read only- Returns a
DOMTokenList
that reflects therel
HTML attribute, as a list of tokens. HTMLAnchorElement.rev
- Is a
DOMString
representing that therev
HTML attribute, specifying the relationship of the link object to the target object. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.search
- Is a
USVString
representing tThe search element, including leading question mark ('?
'), if any, of the referenced URL. HTMLAnchorElement.shape
- Is a
DOMString
representing the shape of the active area. HTMLAnchorElement.tabindex
- Is a
long
containing the position of the element in the tabbing navigation order for the current document. HTMLAnchorElement.target
- Is a
DOMString
that reflects thetarget
HTML attribute, indicating where to display the linked resource. HTMLAnchorElement.text
- Is a
DOMString
being a synonym for theNode.textContent
property. HTMLAnchorElement.type
- Is a
DOMString
that reflects thetype
HTML attribute, indicating the MIME type of the linked resource. HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.username
- Is a
USVString
containing the username specified before the domain name.
Methods
Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement
, and implements those from HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils
.
HTMLElement.blur()
- Removes the keyboard focus from the current element.
HTMLElement.focus()
- Gives the keyboard focus to the current element.
HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.toString()
- Returns a
USVString
containing the whole URL. It is a synonym forURLUtils.href
, though it can't be used to modify the value.
The blur()
and focus()
methods are inherited from HTMLElement
from HTML5 on, but were defined on HTMLAnchorElement
in DOM Level 2 HTML and earlier specifications.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Referrer Policy The definition of 'referrer attribute' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Added the referrer property. |
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLAnchorElement' in that specification. |
Living Standard | The following property has been added: download .Technically, the URL-related properties, media , host , hostname , pathname , port , protocol , search , and hash , have been moved to the URLUtils interface, and HTMLAreaElement implements this interface. |
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLAnchorElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | The methods blur() and focus() , as well as the properties tabindex and accessKey , are now defined on HTMLElement .The following properties are now obsolete: charset , coords , name , rev , and shape .The following properties have been added: hash , host , hostname , media , pathname , port , protocol , relList , search , and text . |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'HTMLAnchorElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'HTMLAnchorElement' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
download |
14 | 20 | ? | 15 | ? |
username , password , and origin |
? | 26.0 (26.0) | ? | ? | ? |
referrerPolicy |
No support | 42 (42) [1] | No support | No support | No support |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.0) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
download |
? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
username , password , and origin |
? | 26.0 (26.0) | ? | ? | ? |
referrerPolicy |
No support | 42.0 (42) [1] | No support | No support | No support |
[1] Disabled by default, controlled by the network.http.enablePerElementReferrer
. In Firefox 42, 43, and 44, it was called referrer
.
See also
- The HTML element implementing this interface:
<a>
License
© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/htmlanchorelement