Sets or retrieves advisory information (a ToolTip) for the object.
Syntax
HTML <ELEMENT TITLE = sTitle ... > Scripting object.title [ = sTitle ]
Possible Values
sTitle String that specifies the advisory text. The property is read/write with no default value.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.
Remarks
Internet Explorer renders the title as a ToolTip when the user hovers the mouse over the object.
Windows CE
In Microsoft® Windows® CE, ToolTips do not appear when a user hovers the mouse pointer over objects.
Example
This example uses the title property to display advisory text when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the text.
Sample Code
Applies To
A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CITE, CODE, COLGROUP, custom, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, Hn, HR, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, OBJECT, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, RT, RUBY, S, SAMP, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP
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