JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, Fourth Edition

Name

HTMLAnchorElement — a hyperlink or anchor in an HTML document

Availability

DOM Level 1 HTML

Inherits from/Overrides

Node → Element → HTMLElement → HTMLAnchorElement

Properties

This interface defines the properties in the following table, which correspond to the HTML attributes of the <a> tag.

Property	Attribute	Description
String accessKey	accesskey	Keyboard shortcut
String charset	charset	Encoding of the destination document
String coords	coords	Used inside <map> elements
String href	href	URL of the hyperlink
String hreflang	hreflang	Language of the linked document
String name	name	Name of the anchor
String rel	rel	Link type
String rev	rev	Reverse link type
String shape	shape	Used inside <map> elements
long tabIndex	tabindex	Link’s position in tabbing order
String target	target	Name of the frame or window in which the destination document is to be displayed
String type	type	Content type of the destination document

Methods

blur( )

Takes keyboard focus away from the link.

focus( )

Scrolls the document so the anchor or link is visible and gives keyboard focus to the link.

Description

This interface represents an <a> tag in an HTML document. href, name, and target are the key properties, representing the most commonly used attributes of the tag.

HTMLAnchorElement objects can be obtained from the links and anchors HTMLCollection properties of the HTMLDocument interface.

Example

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