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11/18/2011

HtmlElement Class

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Represents an HTML element in the Document Object Model (DOM) of a Web page.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Windows.Browser.ScriptObject
    System.Windows.Browser.HtmlObject
      System.Windows.Browser.HtmlElement

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class HtmlElement _
    Inherits HtmlObject

public sealed class HtmlElement : HtmlObject

The HtmlElement type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Children	Gets a read-only collection of HTML elements that are immediate descendants of the current HTML element.
	CssClass	Gets or sets the cascading style sheet (CSS) class string for the current HTML element.
	Dispatcher	Gets an instance of the dispatcher. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	Id	Gets the identifier of the current HTML element.
	ManagedObject	Gets the underlying managed object reference of the ScriptObject. (Inherited from ScriptObject.)
	Parent	Gets a reference to the parent of the current HTML element.
	TagName	Gets the HTML tag name of the current HTML element.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	AppendChild(HtmlElement)	Adds an element to the end of the child collection for the current HTML element.
	AppendChild(HtmlElement, HtmlElement)	Adds an element at a specified location in the child element collection for the current HTML element.
	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.)
	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.)
	Focus	Sets the browser focus to the current HTML element.
	GetAttribute	Gets the value of the specified attribute on the current HTML element.
	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.)
	GetStyleAttribute	Retrieves the specified style attribute for the current HTML element.
	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.)
	RemoveAttribute	Removes an attribute from the current HTML element.
	RemoveChild	Removes the specified element from the child element collection of the current HTML element.
	RemoveStyleAttribute	Removes a style attribute on the current HTML element.
	SetAttribute	Sets the value of an attribute on the current HTML element.
	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.)
	SetStyleAttribute	Sets the value of a style attribute on the current HTML element.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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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

In the documentation for this class, "current HTML element" refers to the HTML element that is represented by the HtmlElement object.

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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