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tags method (all, anchors, areas, ...)

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Returns a NodeList collection that contains all elements from the current collection with the specified tag name.

The tags method works on collections like the getElementsByTagName method on elements.

Syntax:

object.tags (tagName);

You can find the related objects in the Supported by objects section below.

Parameters:

tagName

Required. String that specifies the tag name to look for.

Return value:

Returns a NodeList collection filled with the matching elements. The elements in the returned collection are in source order.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the tags method:

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function UnderlineParagraphs (){
            if (document.all && document.all.tags) {
                var pTags = document.all.tags ("p");
            }
            else {
                var pTags = document.getElementsByTagName ("p");
            }

            for (var i=0; i < pTags.length; i++) {
                pTags[i].style.textDecoration = "underline";
            }
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <button onclick="UnderlineParagraphs ();">Underline all paragraph elements!</button>
    <p>apple</p>
    <p>peach</p>
</body>