getAdjacentText Method

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Returns the adjacent text character.

Syntax

object.getAdjacentText(sWhere)

Parameters

sWhere

Required. String that specifies where the text is located, using one of the following values: beforeBegin Text is returned immediately before the element. afterBegin Text is returned after the start of the element but before all other content in the element. beforeEnd Text is returned immediately before the end of the element but after all other content in the element. afterEnd Text is returned immediately after the end of the element.

Return Value

Returns the first adjacent text character.

Example

This example uses the getAdjacentText method to find specific text.

<SCRIPT>
function fnFind(){
	var sWhere = oSel.options[oSel.selectedIndex].text;
	alert(oPara.getAdjacentText(sWhere));
}
</SCRIPT>
This is the text before (beforeBegin).
<P ID=oPara>
This is the text after (afterBegin).
<B>A few extra words.</B>
This is the text before (beforeEnd).
</P>
This is the text after (afterEnd).

<SELECT ID=oSel>
<OPTION SELECTED>beforeBegin
<OPTION>afterBegin
<OPTION>beforeEnd
<OPTION>afterEnd
</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Find text" onclick="fnFind()">

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.

A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, custom, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, Hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LINK, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, NEXTID, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TITLE, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

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