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11/18/2011

HtmlDocument Class

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Represents the HTML document in the browser.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Windows.Browser.ScriptObject
    System.Windows.Browser.HtmlObject
      System.Windows.Browser.HtmlDocument

Namespace: System.Windows.Browser
Assembly: System.Windows.Browser (in System.Windows.Browser.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class HtmlDocument _
    Inherits HtmlObject

public sealed class HtmlDocument : HtmlObject

The HtmlDocument type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Body	Gets a reference to the BODY element of the HTML document.
	Cookies	Gets or sets the browser's cookie string.
	Dispatcher	Gets an instance of the dispatcher. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	DocumentElement	Gets a reference to the browser's DOCUMENT element.
	DocumentUri	Gets a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) object that represents the HTML document on which the Silverlight plug-in is hosted.
	IsReady	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the browser has completely loaded the HTML page.
	ManagedObject	Gets the underlying managed object reference of the ScriptObject. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	QueryString	Gets a navigable, read-only collection of name/value pairs that represent the query string parameters on the current page's URL.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AttachEvent(String, EventHandler)	Attaches the specified .NET Framework event handler (EventHandler) to the specified event on the current Document Object Model (DOM) object. (Inherited from HtmlObject.)
	AttachEvent(String, EventHandler<HtmlEventArgs>)	Attaches the specified .NET Framework event handler (EventHandler<TEventArgs>) to the specified event on the current Document Object Model (DOM) object. (Inherited from HtmlObject.)
	CheckAccess	Determines whether the current thread is the browser's UI thread. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	ConvertTo(Type, Boolean)	Converts the current object to a specified type. This method is not supported. (Inherited from HtmlObject.)
	ConvertTo<T>()	Converts the current scriptable object to a specified type. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	CreateElement	Creates a browser element.
	DetachEvent(String, EventHandler)	Detaches the specified.NET Framework event handler (EventHandler) from the specified event on the current Document Object Model (DOM) object. (Inherited from HtmlObject.)
	DetachEvent(String, EventHandler<HtmlEventArgs>)	Detaches the specified .NET Framework event handler (EventHandler<TEventArgs>) from the specified event on the current Document Object Model (DOM) object. (Inherited from HtmlObject.)
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Frees resources and performs other cleanup operations before the scriptable object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	GetElementById	Gets a single browser element.
	GetElementsByTagName	Gets a collection of browser elements.
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetProperty(Int32)	Gets the value of a property that is identified by ordinal number on the current scriptable object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	GetProperty(String)	Gets the value of a property that is identified by name on the current scriptable object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Initialize	Infrastructure. Initializes a scriptable object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	Invoke	Invokes a method on the current scriptable object, and optionally passes in one or more method parameters. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	InvokeSelf	Invokes the current ScriptObject and assumes that it represents a JavaScript method. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	SetProperty(Int32, Object)	Sets the value of a property that is identified by ordinal number on the current scriptable object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	SetProperty(String, Object)	Sets a property that is identified by name on the current scriptable object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	Submit()	Posts user data from the FORM element in the browser's Document Object Model (DOM) to the server.
	Submit(String)	Posts user data from the specified FORM element to the server.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	DocumentReady	Occurs when the browser page has completely loaded.

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Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	IDynamicMetaObjectProvider.GetMetaObject	Returns the DynamicMetaObject responsible for binding operations performed on this object. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)

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Remarks

You can use two Silverlight classes to access and manipulate the Document Object Model (DOM): HtmlPage and HtmlDocument.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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