ID Attribute | id Property

Retrieves the string identifying the object.

Syntax

HTML <ELEMENT ID = sID ... >

Scripting [ sID = ] object.id

HTML	<ELEMENT ID = sID ... >
Scripting	[ sID = ] object.id

Possible Values

sID Any alphanumeric string that begins with a letter. The underscore (_) can also be used.

In Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5 and later, the property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Remarks

In versions earlier than Internet Explorer 5, the property is read-only.

The id should be unique throughout the scope of the current document. If a document contains more than one object with the same identifier, the objects are exposed as a collection that can be referenced only in ordinal position.

Example

This example sets the ID attribute and then passes it to a function to manipulate the object that the attribute is attached to.

Sample Code
<SCRIPT>
function checkCols(oObject)
{
    var iColumns = oObject.cols;
    alert (iColumns);
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<TABLE ID=oTable BORDER COLS=3 onclick="checkCols(this)">
<TR><TD>Column 1</TD><TD>Column 2</TD><TD>Column 3</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
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Applies To

[ Object Name ]

Platform Version

Win16:

Win32:

Mac:

Unix:

WinCE:

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