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Map object (Object/HTML)

An object that represents a <MAP> tag.

Availability:

DOM level - 1
JavaScript - 1.5
JScript - 3.0
Internet Explorer - 4.0
Netscape - 6.0
Inherits from:Element object
JavaScript syntax:IEmyMap = myDocument.all.anElementID
IEmyMap = myDocument.all.tags("MAP")[anIndex]
IEmyMap = myDocument.all[aName]
-myMap = myDocument.getElementById(anElementID)
-myMap = myDocument.getElementsByName(aName)[anIndex]
-myMap = myDocument.getElementsByTagName("MAP")[anIndex]
HTML syntax:<MAP> ... </MAP>
Argument list:anIndexA reference to an element in a collection
aNameAn associative array reference
anElementIDThe ID value of an Element object
Object properties:name, target
Event handlers:onClick, onDblClick, onHelp, onKeyDown, onKeyPress, onKeyUp, onMouseDown, onMouseMove, onMouseOut, onMouseOver, onMouseUp
Collections:areas[]

The <MAP> tag in the HTML document source is a container for the <AREA> tags. These all belong to a parent Map object. This is a means of componentising a client side image map and building complex non-rectangular shaped areas.

See also:A object, Area object, Element object, Location object

PropertyJavaScriptJScriptNIEOperaNESECMADOMCSSHTMLNotes
name1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a1 1 n/a n/a-
target1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-

Event nameJavaScriptJScriptNIEOperaNESECMADOMCSSHTMLNotes
onClick1.5 1.53.0 1.06.0 6.04.0 4.03.0 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onDblClick1.51.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.03.0 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
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 4.03.0 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onKeyPress1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.03.0 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onKeyUp1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.03.0 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseDown1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.03.0 3.0 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 4.03.0 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseOver1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.03.0 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseUp1.5 1.53.0 3.06.0 6.04.0 4.03.0 3.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning

Inheritance chain:

Element object, Node object

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