canHaveHTML Property | Internet Development Index |
Retrieves the value indicating whether the object can contain rich HTML markup.
Syntax
HTML N/A Scripting [ bHTMLContainer = ] object.canHaveHTML
Possible Values
bHTMLContainer Boolean that receives one of the following values.
false Object cannot contain HTML markup. true Object can contain HTML markup. The property is read-only. The property has no default value.
Remarks
The property is read-only for all objects except the following, for which it is read-write: defaults.
Example
The following example shows how to use the canHaveHTML property to determine whether an object can contain HTML markup.
<HTML> <HEAD> <SCRIPT> function answer(arg) { arg ? alert("Yes") : alert("No"); } </SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>INPUT: <INPUT type="text" ID="oInput" VALUE="oInput" /></P> <P>SPAN: <SPAN ID="oSpan">oSpan</SPAN></P> <BUTTON onclick="answer(oInput.canHaveHTML);"> Can the INPUT contain HTML? </BUTTON> <BUTTON onclick="answer(oSpan.canHaveHTML);"> Can the SPAN contain HTML? </BUTTON> </BODY> </HTML>This feature requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this property.
Applies To
A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BGSOUND, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, CUSTOM, DD, defaults, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, ISINDEX, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LINK, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, nextID, NOBR, NOFRAMES, NOSCRIPT, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, RT, RUBY, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, styleSheet, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TITLE, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, WBR, XML, XMP