IHTMLBodyElement Interface

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This interface provides access to the BODY element, and specifies the beginning and end of the document body.

IHTMLBodyElement Methods

createTextRange	Creates a TextRange object for the BODY element. You use a text range to examine and modify the text within the element.
get_aLink	Retrieves the color used for the active link.
get_background	Retrieves the URL of the background picture, if any. The picture is tiled behind the text and graphics on the page.
get_bgColor	Retrieves the background color of the page.
get_bgProperties	Retrieves the properties for the background picture.
get_bottomMargin	Retrieves the margin, in pixels, for the bottom of the page and overrides the default margin.
get_leftMargin	Retrieves the left margin, in pixels, for the entire body of the page and overrides the default margin.
get_link	Retrieves the color used for links that have not yet been visited.
get_noWrap	Retrieves the value that indicates whether automatic wordwrapping is enabled or disabled for the document.
get_onbeforeunload	Retrieves a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onbeforeunload event on the BODY element.
get_onload	Retrieves a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onload event on the BODY element.
get_onselect	Retrieves a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onselect event on the BODY element.
get_onunload	Retrieves a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onunload event on the BODY element.
get_rightMargin	Retrieves the right margin, in pixels, for the entire body of the page and overrides the default margin.
get_scroll	Retrieves the value that indicates whether the scroll bars are turned on or off.
get_text	Retrieves the current text (foreground) color of the document body.
get_topMargin	Retrieves the margin, in pixels, for the top of the page and overrides the default margin.
get_vLink	Retrieves the color used for links that have been visited.
put_aLink	Sets the color for the active link.
put_background	Sets the URL of the background picture, if any. The picture is tiled behind the text and graphics on the page.
put_bgColor	Sets the background color of the page.
put_bgProperties	Sets the properties for the background picture.
put_bottomMargin	Sets the margin, in pixels, for the bottom of the page and overrides the default margin.
put_leftMargin	Sets the left margin, in pixels, for the entire body of the page and overrides the default margin.
put_link	Sets the color of links that have not yet been visited.
put_noWrap	Sets the value that indicates whether automatic wordwrapping is enabled or disabled for the document.
put_onbeforeunload	Sets a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onbeforeunload event on the BODY element.
put_onload	Sets a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onload event on the BODY element.
put_onselect	Sets a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onselect event on the BODY element.
put_onunload	Sets a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onunload event on the BODY element.
put_rightMargin	Sets the right margin, in pixels, for the entire body of the page and overrides the default margin.
put_scroll	Sets the value that indicates whether the scroll bars are turned on or off.
put_text	Sets the current text (foreground) color for the document body.
put_topMargin	Sets the margin, in pixels, for the top of the page and overrides the default margin.
put_vLink	Sets the color of links that have been visited.

Interface Information

Implementation	System (Mshtml.dll)
Inherits from	IDispatch
Header and IDL files	Mshtml.h, Mshtml.idl
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0
Minimum operating systems	Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0

Windows CE

Windows CE	Use version 2.12 and later
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0

Remarks

The methods that act on the IHTMLBodyElement interface allow you to control the behavior and characteristics of the BODY element.

Use the IHTMLDocument2::get_body method to retrieve a pointer to the IHTMLBodyElement interface for a document's BODY element.

The BODY element is a block element.