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Legend object (Object/HTML)

The Legend object relates to a field-set within a form.

Availability:

DOM level - 1
JavaScript - 1.5
JScript - 3.0
Internet Explorer - 4.0
Netscape - 6.0
Deprecated
Inherits from:Element object
JavaScript syntax:IEmyLegend = myDocument.all.anElementID
IEmyLegend = myDocument.all.tags("LEGEND")[anIndex]
IEmyLegend = myDocument.all[aName]
-myLegend = myDocument.getElementById(anElementID)
-myLegend = myDocument.getElementsByName(aName)[anIndex]
-myLegend = myDocument.getElementsByTagName("LEGEND")[anIndex]
HTML syntax:<LEGEND> ... </LEGEND>
Argument list:anIndexA reference to an element in a collection
aNameAn associative array reference
anElementIDThe ID value of an Element object
Object properties:accessKey, align, form, padding, tabIndex
Event handlers:onBlur, onChange, onClick, onDblClick, onDragStart, onFilterChange, onFocus, onHelp, onKeyDown, onKeyPress, onKeyUp, onMouseDown, onMouseMove, onMouseOut, onMouseOver, onMouseUp, onScroll, onSelectStart

This is the legend that is associated with the field-set. It must be placed immediately inside the <FIELDSET> containing HTML tags in the document source.

Now that CSS has become more widely available and is capable of doing the same thing, the Legend object has become deprecated.

See also:Element object, FIELDSET object, Form object, Input object, Input.accessKey

PropertyJavaScriptJScriptNIEOperaNESECMADOMCSSHTMLNotes
accessKey1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a1 1 n/a n/aDeprecated
align1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a1 1 n/a n/aWarning , Deprecated
form1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a1 1 n/a n/aDeprecated
padding n/a3.0 3.0 n/a4.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-
tabIndex1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a1 1 n/a n/aDeprecated

Event nameJavaScriptJScriptNIEOperaNESECMADOMCSSHTMLNotes
onBlur1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/aWarning
onChange1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-
onClick1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.03.0 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onDblClick1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onDragStart n/a3.0 3.0 n/a4.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-
onFilterChange n/a3.0 3.0 n/a4.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-
onFocus1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/aWarning
onHelp n/a3.0 3.0 n/a4.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/aWarning
onKeyDown1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onKeyPress1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onKeyUp1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseDown1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseMove1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseOut1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseOver1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseUp1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onScroll n/a3.0 3.0 n/a4.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-
onSelectStart n/a3.0 3.0 n/a4.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-

Inheritance chain:

Element object, Node object

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