HTML | DOM dl Object
The DOM dl object is used to represent the HTML <dl> element. The dl element can be accessed using getElementById() method. The dl is used to create a description list in HTML.
Syntax:
document.getElementById("id");
Where ‘id’ is the ID assigned to the dl tag.
Example-1: In the below program the dl element is accessed and the color of the text inside the description list is changed.
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1 style = "color:green;" > GeeksForGeeks </h1> <h2>DOM dl Object</h2> <dl id="id"> <dt>Sorting</dt> <dd>Merge sort</dd> </dl> <button onclick="Geeks()">Click Here!</button> <p id="p" style="color:green"></p> <script> function Geeks() { var doc = document.getElementById("id").innerHTML; document.getElementById("p").innerHTML = doc; } </script></body> </html> |
Output:
Before clicking on button:
After clicking on button:
Example-2: DL Object can be created by using the document.createElement method.
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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1 style = "color:green;" > GeeksForGeeks </h1> <h2>DOM dl Object</h2> <button onclick="Geeks()">Click Here!</button><br> <script> function Geeks() { // Creating a dl element var doc = document.createElement("DL"); doc.setAttribute("id", "dl"); document.body.appendChild(doc); // Creating a DT element var doc1 = document.createElement("DT"); var txt1 = document.createTextNode("Sorting"); doc1.appendChild(txt1); doc1.setAttribute("id", "dt"); document.getElementById("dl").appendChild(doc1); // Creating a dd element var doc2 = document.createElement("DD"); var txt2 = document.createTextNode("Merge sort"); doc2.appendChild(txt2); document.getElementById("dl").appendChild(doc2); } </script></body> </html> |
Output:
Before clicking on button:
After clicking on button:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Edge
- Safari
- Opera
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