Area.tabIndex (Property)

A control of where the Area object appears in the tabbing order of the page.

Availability:

DOM level - 1
JavaScript - 1.5
JScript - 3.0
Internet Explorer - 4.0
Netscape - 6.0
Property/method value type:Number primitive
JavaScript syntax:-myArea.tabIndex

This value indicates where this object and any of its children will be placed in the tabbing sequence. The tabbing order is used when filling in forms or moving focus. Pressing the [tab] key moves from one form element to the next according to the cascaded tabbing order defined by building a tree like structure with the tab index values.