CITE Attribute | cite Property
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Sets or retrieves reference information about the object.
Syntax
HTML <ELEMENT CITE = sCitation... > Scripting object.cite(v) [ = sCitation ]
Possible Values
sCitation String that specifies or receives reference information. The property is read/write. The property has no default value.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.
Remarks
This property is designed to point to information (e.g., a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)) that explains why a document was changed or about the source of a quotation.
There is no functionality implemented for this property unless defined by the author.
Example
The example shows the use of the cite property.
<HTML> <BODY> <Q id="greatQuote" cite="http://www.Shakespeare.the.great.com"> To Be or Not to Be, That is the Question</Q> </BODY> </HTML>
Standards Information
This property is defined in HTML 4.0
and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1
Applies To
BLOCKQUOTE, Q, INS, DEL