Returns the adjacent text string. Syntax text = object.getAdjacentText(sWhere)
Parameters | sWhere |
Required.
String爐hat specifies where the text is located using one of the following values: | beforeBegin | Text is returned immediately before the element. | | afterBegin | Text is returned after the start of the element but before all other content in the element. | | beforeEnd | Text is returned immediately before the end of the element but after all other content in the element. | | afterEnd | Text is returned immediately after the end of the element. |
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Return Value Returns the first adjacent text string.
Example
This example uses the getAdjacentText method to find specific text. <SCRIPT>
function fnFind(){
var sWhere = oSel.options[oSel.selectedIndex].text;
alert(oPara.getAdjacentText(sWhere));
}
</SCRIPT>
This is the text before (beforeBegin).
<P ID=oPara>
This is the text after (afterBegin).
<B>A few extra words.</B>
This is the text before (beforeEnd).
</P>
This is the text after (afterEnd).
<SELECT ID=oSel>
<OPTION SELECTED>beforeBegin
<OPTION>afterBegin
<OPTION>beforeEnd
<OPTION>afterEnd
</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Find text" onclick="fnFind()">
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this method.
Applies To |
A,
ACRONYM,
ADDRESS,
APPLET,
AREA,
B,
BASE,
BASEFONT,
BDO,
BIG,
BLOCKQUOTE,
BODY,
BR,
BUTTON,
CAPTION,
CENTER,
CITE,
CODE,
COL,
COLGROUP,
COMMENT,
CUSTOM,
DD,
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,
KBD,
LABEL,
LEGEND,
LI,
LINK,
LISTING,
MAP,
MARQUEE,
MENU,
nextID,
OBJECT,
OL,
OPTION,
P,
PLAINTEXT,
PRE,
Q,
S,
SAMP,
SCRIPT,
SELECT,
SMALL,
SPAN,
STRIKE,
STRONG,
SUB,
SUP,
TABLE,
TBODY,
TD,
TEXTAREA,
TFOOT,
TH,
THEAD,
TITLE,
TR,
TT,
U,
UL,
VAR,
XMP | |
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