Properties and methods of HTML tag objects

Every HTML tag is represented by a JavaScript object. Tags are organized in a tree hierarchy, where tag x is a parent of tag y, if y falls completely within x's opening and closing tags (<x>x content <y>y content</y> more x content.</x>). For this reason, your code should be well-formed.

The following table lists the properties and methods of tag objects in Adobe Dreamweaver, along with their return values or explanations. A bullet () marks read-only properties.

Property or method	Return value
nodeType	Node.ELEMENT_NODE
parentNode	The parent tag. If this is the `HTML` tag, the document object returns.
childNodes	A `NodeList` that contains all the immediate children of the tag.
tagName	The HTML name for the tag, such as `IMG`, `A`, or `BLINK`. This value always returns in uppercase letters.
attrName	A string that contains the value of the specified tag attribute. `tag.attrName` cannot be used if the `attrName` attribute is a reserved word in the JavaScript language (for example, `class`). In this case, use `getAttribute()` and `setAttribute()`.
innerHTML	The source code that is contained between the opening tag and the closing tag.For example, in the code `<p><b>Hello</b>, World!</p>`, `p.innerHTML` returns `<b>Hello</b>, World!`. If you write to this property, the DOM tree immediately updates to reflect the new structure of the document. (This property is not included in DOM Level 1, but Internet Explorer 4.0 supports it.)
outerHTML	The source code for this tag, including the tag. For the previous example code, `p.outerHTML` returns `<p><b>Hello</b>, World!</p>`. If you write to this property, the DOM tree immediately updates to reflect the new structure of the document. (This property is not included in DOM Level 1, but Internet Explorer 4.0 supports it.)
getAttribute(attrName)	The value of the specified attribute if it is explicitly specified; `null` otherwise.
getTranslatedAttribute(attrName)	The translated value of the specified attribute or the same value that `getAttribute()` returns if the attribute's value is not translated. (This property is not included in DOM Level 1; it was added to Adobe Dreamweaver 3 to support attribute translation.)
setAttribute(attrName, attrValue)	Does not return a value. Sets the specified attribute to the specified value: for example, `img.setAttribute("src", "image/roses.gif")`.
removeAttribute(attrName)	Does not return a value. Removes the specified attribute and its value from the HTML for this tag.
getElementsByTagName(tagName)	A `NodeList` that can be used to step through child tags of type `tagName` (for example, `IMG`, `DIV`, and so on). If the `tag` argument is `LAYER`, the function returns all `LAYER` and `ILAYER` tags and all absolutely positioned `DIV` and `SPAN` tags. If the `tag` argument is `INPUT`, the function returns all form elements. (If a name attribute is specified for one or more `tagName` objects, it must begin with a letter, which the HTML 4.01 specification requires, or the length of the array that this function returns is incorrect.)
hasChildNodes()	A Boolean value that indicates whether the tag has any children.
hasTranslatedAttributes()	A Boolean value that indicates whether the tag has any translated attributes. (This property is not included in DOM Level 1; it was added to Adobe Dreamweaver 3 to support attribute translation.)