Properties and methods of HTML tag objects

Every HTML tag is represented by a JavaScript object. Tags are organized in a tree hierarchy, where tag x is a parent of tag y if y falls completely within x's opening and closing tags (<x>x content surrounding <y>y content</y></x>). The following table lists the properties and methods of tag objects in Dreamweaver, along with their return values (with explanations, where appropriate). A bullet (·) marks read-only properties.

Property or method	Return value and explanation
`nodeType ·`	`Node.ELEMENT_NODE`
`parentNode ·`	The parent tag. If this is the HTML tag, then the document object is returned instead.
`childNodes ·`	A `nodelist` containing all the immediate children of the tag.
`tagName ·`	The HTML name for the tag, such as `IMG`, `A`, or `BLINK`. This value is always returned in uppercase letters.
`attrName`	A string containing the value of the specified tag attribute. `tag.attrName` cannot be used if `attrName` is a reserved word in the JavaScript language (for example, `class`). In this case, use `getAttribute()` and `setAttribute()` instead.
`innerHTML`	The HTML source contained between the begin tag and the end tag. For example, in the code `<p><b>Hello</b>, World!</p>`, `p.innerHTML` would return `<b>Hello</b>, World!`. If you write to this property, the DOM tree is immediately updated to reflect the new structure of the document. (This property is not included in DOM Level 1; however, it is supported by IE 4.0.)
`outerHTML`	The HTML source for this tag, including the tag itself. For the example code above, `p.outerHTML` would return `<p><b>Hello</b>, World!</p>`. If you write to this property, the DOM tree is immediately updated to reflect the new structure of the document. (This property is not included in DOM Level 1; however, it is supported by IE 4.0.)
`getAttribute(attrName)`	The value of the specified attribute if it is explicitly specified; otherwise, `null`.
`getTranslatedAttribute(attrName)`	The translated value of the specified attribute, or the same value tha would be returned by `getAttribute()` if the attribute's value is not translated. (This property is not included in DOM Level 1; it was added to Dreamweaver 3 to support attribute translation.)
`setAttribute(attrName, attrValue)`	No return value. Sets the specified attribute to the specified value: for example, `img.setAttribute("src", "image/roses.gif")`.
`removeAttribute(attrName)`	No return value. Removes the specified attribute and its value from the HTML for this tag.
`getElementsByTagName(tagName)`	A `nodelist` that can be used to step through child tags of type `tagName` (for example, `IMG`, `DIV`, and so on). If the `tag` argument is `LAYER`, the function returns all `LAYER` and `ILAYER` tags and all absolutely positioned `DIV` and `SPAN` tags. If the `tag` argument is `INPUT`, the function returns all form elements. (For this shortcut to work properly, all form field names must begin with a letter.)
`hasChildNodes()`	A Boolean value indicating whether the tag has any children.
`hasTranslatedAttributes()`	A Boolean value indicating whether the tag has any translated attributes. (This property is not included in DOM Level 1; it was added to Dreamweaver 3 to support attribute translation.)