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JavaScript DOM HTML property: title

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The title property of HTML elements within the JavaScript DOM sets / returns the title attribute of the element.

 

EXAMPLE:


HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head></head>
<body>
Move mouse over italicised text<br><br>

Created using HTML:<br>
<em title="an example of a title, i.e. tooltip">Here</em>

<br><br>Created using JavaScript:<br>
<span id="element"></span><br>
<span id="element2"></span>

<script>
var x = document.createElement("EM");
var txt = document.createTextNode("Here");
x.appendChild(txt);
var att = document.createAttribute("title");
att.value = "another example of a title, i.e. tooltip";
x.setAttributeNode(att);
document.getElementById("element").appendChild(x);

var x2 = document.createElement("EM");
var txt2 = document.createTextNode("Or here");
x2.appendChild(txt2);
x2.title="yet another example of a title, i.e. tooltip";
document.getElementById("element2").appendChild(x2);
</script>

</body>
</html>


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